A ramshackle rambling diatribe full of distortions, half truths and nuttery, courtesy NBC News:

A sobbing Kyle Rittenhouse already won — even before his trial is over

Any rational examination of the evidence showed that Rittenhouse was repeatedly attacked and defended himself appropriately, shooting only those who actively tried to physically harm him. This is the very definition of “self defense,” but the smug schmuck who wrote the piece ain’t having it. And then there’s this:

The truth is that too many white Americans probably see themselves in Rittenhouse — afraid of anyone, whether white or of color, who wants to live in a more equitable country — even if some don’t want to say so out loud.

Rittenhouse, and white people in general, aren’t afraid of people who “want to live in a more equitable country.” But murderous rioters and arsonists tearing up cities, destroying lives and livelihoods, burning buildings and books? Yeah. It’s not just white people who are justly leery of those types. But that’s not the narrative the author – who you’ll be shocked to find is a “professor of public policy at Davidson College” – wants to create. Instead, to this ilk the people who want to destroy civilization are the heroes; any who oppose them are by default the villains and should be utterly destroyed. That anyone would oppose burning cities is unthinkable. That anyone would choose to protect a business that is not his, is unthinkable.

The Chinese Communist Party is doubtless looking upon “thinkers” like this with satisfaction. One wonders if the FBI might find something interesting by examining certain financial records. There was a time when the FBI took seriously their job of defending the US against Communist subversion. If the US is to survive in a meaningful way, it would be helpful if the FBI once again took that job seriously.