ILYA SHAPIRO: One Way Forward: Confirm Kavanaugh Now.

When Professor Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations against Brett Kavanaugh first became public, I thought that, in our toxic political environment, there was no need to reopen the Supreme Court confirmation hearings to consider last-minute claims from the mists of history.

Once a new hearing was set, I thought it would be pointless at best and mutually destructive at worst. I was wrong on both counts — not because we have now definitively resolved anything, but because the tie goes to the runner: The American people deserved to hear from both sides, but we simply can’t let unproven claims to destroy careers and lives.

You don’t reward this sort of behavior.