The Supreme Court Showdown That Could End Child Mutilation Forever

It’s tempting to get jaded when you spend any amount of time covering politics, or commenting on politics. Very often, you’ll weigh in on a particular issue. You’ll spend a lot of time developing arguments and presenting them. You might break some news. You might call your congressman or write a comment on social media. And then nothing will happen. The people in power might pretend to listen to you, but in the end, you’ll be ignored. That happens time and time again.

That’s why, when the reverse happens – when we actually succeed in bringing about meaningful and substantial change – we should celebrate it. We should call attention to it and then we should carefully consider what to do next. We should think about how to capitalize on what we’ve achieved.