In hindsight, I should have seen the writing on the wall for Joy Reid. CNN pushed out Jim Acosta, after all. Then NBC’s Chuck Todd decided he was leaving the network — which, to be clear, is not as significant of a loss.
But you’ve probably heard of the “rule of three.” Culture writers once used it as the lowest threshold in the trendspotting game. This so-called rule has little to do with the supernatural but it's a reminder to pay close attention to certain corners of our world. It’s not so much a law as a wake-up call: open your eyes, something is happening.
