Graham Platner, Bill Clinton, and Mrs. Jellyby

Charles Dickens in his 1850s novel Bleak House describes a Mrs. Jellyby who practices “telescopic philanthropy.” She exudes concern about helping people thousands of miles away but lacks compassion for her own family. For hours she utters “beautiful sentiments” but ignores her own child who falls down the stairs. She also overlooks her own husband: “During the Read more... The post Graham Platner, Bill Clinton, and Mrs. Jellyby appeared first on Christianity Today.