There is a piece to be written on the pernicious influence Gertrude Himmelfarb has had on how Brooks, Douthat & Co. understand poverty.
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It says something that the right's go to intellectual on poverty does the most de-contextualized possible intellectual history.
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@HeerJeet More likely that they're all voicing deeply held, shared prejudices & citing her authority.
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@HeerJeet The confederate army used to have minstrel shows where blackfaced soldiers would sing about how they loved slavery.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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