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Edmund White, who documented and imagined the gay revolution through journalism, essays, memoirs and novels, has died.

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And hurting himself, ensuring a shellacking in the history books. It is the oldest story in tragedy: hubris. If presidents get reduced to their essence, Biden’s is a chip on his shoulder.