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A century or so in political time has passed since 2014’s Conservative Political Action Conference, but there were two speeches given over the course of that weekend that are perhaps worth remembering today. One was an immigrant-bashing midday address delivered by Donald J. Trump, then a sideshow act performing for the party fringe. The other was a speech by Paul Ryan, which became the subject of a brief media dust-up just a few hours later. The passage in question began with a few standard jabs at Obamacare, which, according to Ryan, would discourage millions of Americans from working. “The left is making a big mistake here,” he said. “What they’re offering people is a full stomach and an empty soul.” He explained this odd remark with a story:

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