Gist: The Formation of Stephen Miller




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Summary: Trump adviser Stephen Miller seemed to burst onto the national scene this past February, with his memorable defense of the White House’s travel ban and claims of voter fraud. But <a href="http://nymag.com/"><em>New York</em></a> magazine’s <a href="https://twitter.com/reeveswiedeman">Reeves Wiedeman</a> says Miller’s <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/04/the-duke-lacrosse-scandal-and-the-birth-of-the-alt-right.html">education in punditry</a> came years earlier, as a Duke University student commenting on the Duke lacrosse scandal for cable news. Back then, Miller was recognizably pugnacious and self-assured—but he was also right. <br><br> In the Spiel, we live in confusing times and flashing-neon warning signs. How does all that add up to utter indifference?