Steve Bannon to headline The New Yorker's festival

A grim reminder that in the upper echelons of journalism, white supremacists are at worst wayward tribesmates and at best very interesting men. From The New York Times:

Stephen K. Bannon, President Trump’s former chief strategist, who will be interviewed by the magazine’s editor, David Remnick, a frequent critic of the administration. “I have every intention of asking him difficult questions and engaging in a serious and even combative conversation,” Mr. Remnick said in a phone interview.

There are obvious dangers to reducing the mentality of this too far, but it comes down to this: America's elites consider themselves the gracious hosts of everyone else. And, they're thinking, perhaps some have outstayed their welcome. It's interesting to talk about, at least, isn't it? To address the difficult questions. Tickets go on sale Thursday.

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