IN A TIMELINE OF THE COVINGTON BOYS’ EXPERIENCE, Megan McArdle makes clear that Nathan Phillips is a big fat liar. “So first, obvious thing: Any piece of information that comes from Phillips should be utterly discounted. Journalists do not rely on sources who tell two different versions of major events in quick succession, after video has disproven the first account. For obvious reasons.”

Plus: “I started as a blogger. And the lesson of all internet-speed communication is: the quicker you react, the more likely you are to find out you jumped the gun and made an ass of yourself. . . . But while I don’t think we can avoid bad fast takes, I do think we can avoid the absolutely vicious way these kids were treated.”