The Overton Window

The Overton Window isn’t a frame of ideas; it’s a mirror of what we’re willing to excuse.

I learned about the Overton Window today. Yesterday, Charlie Kirk was killed and a school in Colorado was shot up. Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered a few months ago. These events are different, but they sit together in my head now and I can’t separate them. The Overton Window is how people explain what is acceptable at any given moment. It …