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If You Prick A "Nepotism Baby," Does It Not Bleed?
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If You Prick A "Nepotism Baby," Does It Not Bleed?

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Ben Dreyfuss
Aug 31, 2022
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My friend Alex Abad-Santos has a post up at Vox about “nepotism babies,” which are exactly what they sound like. As I am someone who is accused constantly of nepotism, Alex reached out to me for some quotes.

“I am not offended by the term ‘nepotism baby,’” nepotism baby and journalist Ben Dreyfuss told me. “It is a funny term! Maybe I’m delusional, but …

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