Van Doren might have succeeded in quickly burying his shame if the revelation of his cheating hadn’t led to tidal waves of dismay and disdain. Huffman did better by pleading guilty in the college-admissions cheating scandal, and will surely have to lay low for a while. What Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx is to Smollett, they are to Trump. Even after more than 30 years of suffering and contrition, he chose not to profit from a dishonorable deed. Van Doren died redeemed.

Source: New York Times April 13, 2019 00:00 UTC