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The rise and fall of Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz is a case study in faking it as the means of making it.

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Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz at the federal chancellery in Vienna, Austria, October 9, 2021.

Lisi Niesner/Reuters

Nothing succeeds like success, says the proverb.

And if you don’t have the real thing, fake success can do in a pinch.

Kevin D. Williamson

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Kevin D. Williamson

Kevin D. Williamson is a former fellow at National Review Institute and a former roving correspondent for National Review.

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