LEIBOVICH GIVES A GOOD DEFINITION OF THE VILLAGERS AND THE VILLAGE

This is a bit more detailed than the takes of Atrios & The Poor Man.

DC Press Corps Part of Incestuous Culture That Worships Power
Sunday, 22 June 2014 00:00 By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Book Review

As Leibovich writes in his prologue:

Washington has become a "permanent feudal class," a massive self-sustaining entity that sucks people in, nurtures addiction to its goals, and imposes a peculiar psychology on big fish and minnows alike: It can turn complex, gifted and often damaged individuals into hollowed-out Kabuki players acting in the maintenance of their fragile brands.

"DC is a city of poseurs," Leibovich told Truthout. "A lot of people are working on an angle in this day and age of very easy money and very easy fame in Washington."