Washington, D.C,. is often called a swamp, but this is a misnomer. It’s more accurately a shark tank where only the fittest survive. With the highest concentration of lawyers in the nation, the District of Columbia, with its population of just under 700,000, boasts an extraordinary 52.6 lawyers per 1,000 residents. This translates to one lawyer for every 19 residents, a stark contrast to New York City’s 9.1 lawyers per 1,000 residents or Massachusetts’ 6.4. This remarkable statistic underscores the city’s unique legal ecosystem, deeply intertwined with its political and bureaucratic functions making it a perfect laboratory for the creation of the politics of personal destruction.
There’s 52.6 lawyers for every 1000 residence in Washington DC. As I pointed out yesterday, DC isn’t a swamp, it’s a shark tank. Presidents who lack legal expertise have an uphill climb to avoid…
