Konstantin Kisin coined a phrase I never thought I would hear: “Woke Right.”
“Woke” and “Right-wing” are terms that never struck me as belonging together, and I have to say that after listening to and reading Kisin’s analysis, that judgment stands.
With that said, the phenomenon of which he speaks is real. There is a hardening of opinions on the Right and a growing tendency to view political issues from a “whose side are you on?” perspective rather than an “Is this the right thing to do?” perspective.
Kisin’s analysis starts with the Tucker Carlson trip to Russia, which, as you know, caused quite a stir. People on the Left and the Never Trumpers attacked him for interviewing Putin–an absurd criticism, as any good journalist would have jumped at the chance–and people like me criticized him for the pro-Russia propaganda videos he released after his interview.
Now I have no…
