Another Shoe drops

Matt Lauer has joined the parade of men accused of sexual misconduct by fellow workers.  He was fired from the Today show this morning, apparently minutes before the show was about to begin.   We seem to be rapidly approaching the "reign of terror" moment when firings and public shaming of media and government figures become more and more indiscriminate.  Most of us know what happened in the aftermath of the French Revolution.  The reaction against the excesses of Robespierre led to the Empire and a retrenchment of privilege.  I wonder if the present purge will result in something similar.