Editorial Board
Kavanaugh’s Victory Is a Loss for America
In a country with already-shaky institutions, a blatantly partisan Supreme Court is the last thing anyone needs.
A debacle.
Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
President Trump has secured Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has kept his promise to “plow right through” all obstacles. Against the odds, or so it seemed in recent days, they got their way. The country will bear the costs of their victory for many years, and the toll could be grave.
The worst damage doesn’t arise from Kavanaugh’s unfitness for the position — though his response to the Senate confirmation process, regardless of whether the charges against him are true or false, did indeed show that he was unfit.