Taking offense has become America's national pastime; being theatrically offended supposedly signifies the exquisitely refined moral delicacy of people who feel entitled to pass through life without encountering ideas or practices that annoy them.

Column, May 7, 2014, "Thin skins and legislative prayer" at washingtonpost.com.

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