The Betsy DeVos Confirmation Debacle

In the middle of last week, as U.S. senators were being swamped by calls from constituents opposed to the appointment of Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary—as critics cited her unfamiliarity with the public-school system, in which she has never worked; raised questions about potential conflicts of interest, given her status as a billionaire with a wide range of investments; and challenged her ideological commitment to “school choice” above all other principles—the Washington Post ran a story with the headline “DeVos Questionnaire Appears to Include Passages From Uncited Sources.”

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