It's Not Political Idolatry. It's Boredom.

Indiana Jones discovers the expulsive power of a new affection.

I’ve used the phrase “political idolatry” before. I know what it means and what most people mean when they say it. And I do think it describes something real: a kind of person whose joy, energy, and will to live orbit around news and activism. But I used to think “political idolatry” was an…