It has a name and a definition. We’ve been experiencing it for about a decade (or more?) but I never knew what to call it (at least I never hit on anything pithy) or how to define it. Check out NY Times opinion editor Bari Weiss’s informative explanation:

What do Thomists think of safetyism? If you’re an American academic, safetyism isn’t something you can ignore. It has also become a major force in our politics; but that isn’t news to anyone. Are we now beyond liberalism or is this a creature of liberalism?