Stupid Grandson Theory
Kennedy Scandals, Then & Now.
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All, of course, is not lost. If
Schumpeter is right about the
quickness with which family
wealth and status is pissed away,
he is even more right about the
way in which new broods rise to
the top: not simply in money, but
also in terms of scandal. Though
the Kennedys may no longer run
the country, this is still
America, a country where every
parent can dream, however
foolishly, that their children
will be even more successful
embarassments than they were.
Nick Gillespie is editor-in-chief of reason. This story originally appeared in Suck, and can be viewed in that format here.
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