We Should Want Our Politicians to Be Hypocrites

Charges of hypocrisy require at least a nod toward moral behavior. Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. Hypocrisy has become the defining accusation of our political moment. The standard response to being accused of some moral failing by one’s political opponents is to go “but they did it, too.” Accusations of hypocrisy abound. Simultaneously, the obsession with hypocrisy has coincided with a separate, but no less pernicious, desire for our politicians to be authentic. Want to see more of The Dispatch in Google search? Add Us as a Preferred Source Logan Tantibanchachai is a research fellow at First Liberty Institute’s Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy, where he writes on the American Founding, constitutional norms, and religious liberty. He holds a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Houston Honors College. More We Think You’d Like