#39 THE COLLABORATIONISTS

FROM THE INSIDE OUT by BETH ARNOLD · Apr 9, 2026 · 22m · transcript

The line that held—and the one that didn’t

I was raised to believe that character mattered—that there was a line you didn’t cross, no matter the cost.

In this audio version of The Collaborationists, I think about the men who once understood that—and the ones who no longer do.

From Nuremberg to Watergate to where we are now, this is about the quiet decisions of character that define a country…and the people who fail to make them.

Read the original essay, including images and more, on Substack: The Collaborationists.

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