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A Different Kind of Capital
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A Different Kind of Capital

The Founders were acutely aware of the dangers of proximity to power—our current partisans aren’t.

Jonah Goldberg
Mar 31, 2021
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Jesse Jackson wanted to be a U.S. senator from D.C. Not just a “shadow senator,” but a real one. For that reason—though not solely that reason—he’d often say,  “Statehood for the District of Columbia is the most important civil rights issue in America today.” Proponents have been saying as much ever since, including just last week.

My response has always…

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