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Dave Chappelle at Washington, June. 20, 2022. AP/Gemunu Amarasinghe
ELI LAKE
ELI LAKE

Comedian Dave Chappelle, at the end of his monologue on Saturday Night Live this weekend, made an observation that — like much of his humor — was a serious point disguised as a joke.  

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ELI LAKE
ELI LAKE

Mr. Lake is a contributing editor to Commentary Magazine and the host of the Re-Education Podcast. He was a syndicated columnist for Bloomberg between 2014 and 2022 and a former reporter at the New York Sun, the Daily Beast and the Washington Times.

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