Four political scandals of yesteryear
Black gold, "Black Water," booze, and...more booze
the true crime that's worth your time
For the last few years, it’s felt a lot easier to focus on political crimes and misdemeanors of yesteryear than on the ones we have to contend with here in 2021. I’ve used All The President’s Men as the AV equivalent of a binkie many times since early 2020, and it’s not just me doing it, either (hi, Mike), so I thought I’d put together a syllabus of political true-crime case materials — one that isn’t yet another “aides looked on in horror but did nothing as a diaper with nostrils” etc. etc. memoir that only makes you feel barfy after reading it. If I missed a worthwhile longread or doc, throw it in the comments! — SDB
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