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Will competitive offense-taking become America’s new pastime?

By Dan Hannan

Published August 28, 2017 4:01am ET

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Will competitive offense-taking become America’s new pastime? — Behaving with humanity doesn't mean endorsing the other side's cause. (AP Photo/Julia Rendleman, File) | Julia Rendleman

Taking offense, these days, is a form of conspicuous consumption. It isn’t about the notionally offensive thing; it’s about … meeee!

And that makes offense-taking competitive.

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