When Reality Outgrows Fiction

Bari Weiss has built an entire media ecosystem that launders cruelty into “common sense.” Her commentary doesn’t just soften state violence…it justifies it, wrapping dehumanization in the language of “reasonableness” and “order.” The danger isn’t only in what she says, but in how eagerly she turns other people’s suffering into a culture‑war talking point. Isn't this how she got Refaat Alareer killed, putting a direct target on his back?