Moral Relativism Obscures Real Evil: Leftist 'Supervillains' Are Destroying America and Must Be Named and Opposed
Source: Auguste Meyrat. "Meet The 'Supervillains' Ruining America." October 14, 2026. thefederalist.com
The Gist
The author argues that modern culture has taught us to see everyone as morally gray, which keeps us from calling out people who are really doing harm. He says a new book by Peachy Keenan names the leftist doctors, activists, filmmakers, donors, and others who he believes are wrecking the country, and that voters should recognize them as villains and oppose them.
Conclusion
Voters should recognize that today's worst societal harms come overwhelmingly from identifiable leftist elites ('supervillains'), and should read Keenan's book, reject moral equivocation, and actively oppose these figures, including in the upcoming midterm elections.
Premises
- Woke entertainment has eroded clear moral standards by inverting good and evil, making heroes flawed and villains sympathetic, which has relativized morality ('everything is a matter of perspective').
- This relativist mindset has spread to political and cultural discourse, making it impossible to judge powerful people as evil even when their actions are unjust and destructive.
- Some powerful people (public health officials, immigration advocates, feminist activists, legal officials, DEI proponents, cultural gatekeepers, wealthy donors, biotech researchers, media figures) knowingly cause harm for self-enrichment, power, or to oppress the weak.
- Keenan's book catalogues these figures with evidence and shows that conservatives have a stronger case than leftists in labeling opponents evil.
- While all humans can become villains, the worst offenses today overwhelmingly come from the leftist worldview, which facilitates and encourages the bulk of present evils.
- Understanding who the villains are is valuable before voting, and ignorance of them will let the problems worsen.
Assumptions
- The harms attributed to these groups are real, intentional, and attributable to malice rather than sincere disagreement or error.
- Moral clarity requires labeling opponents as 'evil' or 'villains'; nuance and charity are signs of relativism.
- Trends in entertainment and literature reflect and cause broader moral and political attitudes.
- Keenan's book is accurate and its evidence ('receipts') is reliable, and the reviewer can endorse it without independent verification.
- Policies and cultural positions such as gender transition care, surrogacy, immigration, DEI, and abortion are objectively evil rather than reasonably contestable.
- Naming villains is an effective and appropriate response to political problems and leads to better voting decisions.