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Sellout! How political corruption shaped an American insult

  • Written by Ian Afflerbach, Associate Professor of American Literature, University of North Georgia
imageAlf Bruseth, 'Politician Coin Bank' (1938). Index of American Design

If you follow politics, sports, Hollywood or the arts, you’ve no doubt heard the insult “sellout” thrown around to describe someone perceived to have betrayed a core principle or shared value in their pursuit of personal gain.

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