Context, Power, and the Perils of Reading Threat Where There May Be None An editorial on how intent, context, and public perception collide—often destructively—when private messages go public. Public controversies rarely hinge on what was said alone. They hinge on who said it, to whom, and within what cultural context. The dispute between Shawn Ryan and Dan Crenshaw is a case study in how context can be flattened, intentions reimagined, and reputations put at risk—not by clear wrongdoing, but by interpretation untethered from reality. At the center of the uproar is an accusation that Crenshaw threatened Ryan by… Read more: Context, Power, and the Perils of Reading Threat Where There May Be None