Eminent public figures have been brought low because they associated with Epstein, while Democratic candidates’ past lives are apparently out of bounds.
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Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in 1997. Insets: Graham Platner and Adam Hamawy.
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I’m confused. Is guilt by association a thing? Shall the world know us by the company we keep or, these days, by our tats? Or is that just the stuff of ambiguity and youthful indiscretion, telling us nothing meaningful about the person under consideration, who should be judged solely by his or her own words and actions?
It seems the answers to these questions vary depending on the political affiliation of the person doing the associating.
About the Author
Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.
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I’m confused. Is guilt by association a thing? Shall the world know us by the company we keep or, these days, by our tats? Or is that just the stuff of ambiguity and youthful indiscretion, telling us nothing meaningful about the person under consideration, who should be judged solely by his or her own words and actions?
It seems the answers to these questions vary depending on the political affiliation of the person doing the associating.
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About the Author
Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.
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