The Real Lincoln Project Scandal

Feb 18, 2021

Political grifter Steve Schmidt used homophobia to distract from his own sins—and everyone just let him get away with it

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James Kirchick is a columnist for Tablet magazine and author of Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington and The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues, and the Coming Dark Age. He has reported from over 40 countries and his writing has appeared in many publications including the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times.

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