When "One of Ours" Does Something Unforgivable

What the Swalwell accusations tell us about the politics of predation

Over the past week, we have learned a great deal about one of the more prominent Democrats in America, and what we have learned is not good. Eric Swalwell, California Congressman and candidate for Governor, has recently been accused of sexual misconduct by four women, including a former staffer who says he raped her.

I’m not going to get into the veracit…