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In impeachment spotlight, dueling views of professionalism appear

  • Written by Michael J. Brown, Assistant Professor of History, Rochester Institute of Technology
To some, White House aide Jennifer Williams and Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman are impartial truth-tellers; to others, they are power-hungry bureaucrats.AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

Impeachment hearings have thrust a handful of public servants into the spotlight, where competing ideas about government professionals – variously called the establishment,...

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