After the Verdict: Race, Gender, Violence, and "Social Justice" in Kenosha

Progressive commentary on the Kyle Rittenhouse acquittal elides the complexities of racial dynamics in self-defense cases while ignoring inconvenient gender issues

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After the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old from Illinois who shot three men (and killed two) during a riot in Kenosha, Wisconsin over a year ago, bad narratives of the case have continued to float around on the…