Defining Deviancy Down: When Partisanship Excuses the Inexcusable

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Drawing on Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s warning about “defining deviancy down,” Chris takes a hard look at how political tribalism erodes basic standards of decency. From influencers tying themselves in knots to defend indefensible remarks, to a culture that shrugs at cruelty and even celebrates violence, we examine how society lowers the bar instead of calling bad behavior what it is. Real unity and moral clarity, the argument goes, require the courage to criticize our own side—and to say plainly that some actions and statements are wrong, no matter who says them.