In 1986 an item in the New Republic decreed that âWorthwhile Canadian Initiative,â a headline that appeared in The New York Timesâ op-ed page, was âpossibly the most boring headline ever written.â Seeking a different sort of reaction, I briefly considered titling this op-ed âWorthwhile Josh Hawley Initiative,â a headline that I suspect would elicit fury rather than boredom from many readers of the Times.
As recently as a few months ago, Hawleyâs populist forays and critiques of corporate power were eyed with suspicion but also a certain interest by people on the left. But after the Missouri senatorâs cynical election challenge, his famous fist pump on Jan. 6 and his unrepentant attitude after Trump dead-enders stormed the halls of Congress, itâs fair to say that heâs not any liberalâs idea of a thoughtful Republican anymore.
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