Commentary
It is one of the curiosities of the English language that the words “shameful” and “shameless” are nearly synonymous. How can something that is full of X mean the same as something that is X-less?
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden at an event in Wilmington, Delaware, on March 12, 2020. Carlos Barria/Reuters
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Roger Kimball
Author
Roger Kimball is the editor and publisher of The New Criterion and publisher of Encounter Books. His most recent book is “Where Next? Western Civilization at the Crossroads.”
