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The worst lede ever
Wow. I always enjoy Blumenthal's super-savvy analysis, but I've never been sorry that he holds his learning close to his vest. That first paragraph has got to be the single most unapproachable pastiche of bombast ever stuffed into a friendly reader's line of vision. Just because Mr. Blumenthal grasps the essentials of mid-20th century political theory doesn't mean he should inflict that understanding upon us. A little useful simplification--a difficult task at which Mr. Blumenthal excels--would seem to be in order.