Many such women also don’t appreciate being “educated” by progressive elites on the supposed benightedness of traditional gender identities and roles.

Both Martin and his daughter have been bulwarks against a rising tide of benightedness, so personal education and edification have felt like a fitting tribute.

Rarely have I seen a movie so confident that its audience not only revels in American benightedness but is eager to identify with it.

None of these degrees prevented him from championing benightedness or learning from the failures of despots past.

While its importance as a chronicle of our present moment is undeniable, it's also incredibly stressful to watch right now because of everything Pelosi captures and the connections she makes from our gleeful consumerism to our willful benightedness about the world collapsing around us.