Rich Lowry

No, you're right.

Yeah, they've all driven and participated in this culture of therapy.

And not only is it not good for you, I assume that Josh Shapiro's mother is still living.

If you have to say, oh, I hope she'll one day see that what I said in my book wasn't insulting to her and that she's the actual hero, you shouldn't have said it.

You shouldn't have said it.

It's disgusting.

Throwing shade at his mom on X. Damned her with faint brains.

I lost my mother several years ago.

We could have put a gun to my head and I never would have said a disparaging word about her.

So there's also, this is part of our culture where we think being revelatory and being authentic or quote unquote authentic are healthier and more courageous.

And I just don't think that's necessarily true.

And this was really brought home to me.

I went to Hyde Park, home of FDR.

a while ago, and they showed us his study.

And of course, he was paralyzed after this awful bout with polio.

And what he would do when visitors came in, they'd roll him down a ramp.

The ramp would collapse, and it would be normal stairs when the visitor came.

And they'd roll him behind a desk, get him into a chair, and he'd play around with the stamp collection.

And this was so painful for him.

He could only do it for like 20 minutes or so.