This is such an obvious scheme. “GRANT ME CLEMENCY AND I’LL BRAZENLY LIE FOR YOUR BENEFIT.”

I know it’s a joke, but jokes have impact in large part by parodying truths.

Will Ezra Klein and Bret Stephens entropy into a singularity?

It's bad because (regardless of intent) it almost always redounds to the benefit of the already powerful and to those who are aggressive enemies of democracy.

And, he’s 27. It’s not like they’re getting a 22 yo second year dude.

Diverse cities in blue states. They want to whitewash culture to a Jim Crow standard.