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Nepotistic succession in the political class A large, and rapidly growing, percentage of high elected officials are part of politically powerful families. What accounts for this anti-democratic dynamic?
  • Quite rare? really?

    If you look back to the very beginning of the republic, the same surnames pop up again and again in the lists of Congressmen, top Executive officers, Federal judges, etc. Is it truly the case that this is more common now than it has ever been?

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