Commentary I’m thrilled at the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict. In fact, when it was read aloud in court, I felt a surge of emotion. Contrary to my normal stoical personality, I was even on the verge of tears. My exhilaration was partly on behalf of Rittenhouse, a mere 18-year-old whose life had been saved, but also because of the toppling of a whole deceitful left-wing narrative. Even in the face of intimidation, this jury did the right thing, and its unanimous decision will have a lasting impact on our culture. I confess I was amused, and even felt a touch of Schadenfreude, in the pained and constipated reaction of the journalists and pundits at CNN, MSNBC, and The New York Times. These are the people who had assiduously shaped the false narrative: Rittenhouse had no business being in Kenosha, he was a chaos tourist, he carried an illegal weapon across state …