The Pervasiveness of Abusive Men

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It’s midnight. I’m going through some emails, closing some tabs, looking at what went into my “saved” links on Facebook over the past few days. And almost everything I’m returning to to read is another examination of the Brett Kavanaugh sexual assault allegation story. (My own take is here.)

The TV is on in the background but I’m not paying much attention. When I’m up late at night writing or catching up on…