Three Uncomfortable Truths Of The Katie Hill Scandal

David Burke
Nov 1 · 5 min read

Making sense of a complicated situation.

As I wrote in Washington Monthly, if ever there was a scandal that was tailor-made for conflicting views or nuanced opinions, Katie Hill’s was it. While that piece focused on the hypocrisy in how extreme partisans responded to the scandal, now I want to focus on the conflicting truths at the core of the controversy.

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David Burke

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aka “The Logical Liberal.” Activist and attorney trying to improve our political system — www.thelogicalliberal.com. Founder of www.citizenstakeaction.org.

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