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Why so serious?

If this is what serious business looks like, then I'm fine with being an unserious person.

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D.J. Byrnes
Jan 24, 2024
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One critique I’ve heard from the professional political class in Columbus, though never to my face, is that I’m not a serious person.

It’s a fair critique, I suppose. I probably use the words “pervert” more than most people in polite conversation.

I also confess that I’m not a titan of industry. I don’t have any employees. I don’t have any children. I do…

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