Tag Archives: Luigi Mangione
Into the Fire
Vastly unequal empires never end well. In his 2017 book The Great Leveler, Stanford historian Walter Scheidel, demonstrates how extreme inequality has been “resolved” throughout history. Unfortunately, Scheidel found that so far the only thing that has undone such inequality—the only … Continue reading
Mangione Moment
How long before we have another Mangione moment, when someone opens fire on a CEO, banker or politician? How soon before some poor, desperate American, with nothing to lose, attacks one of the sociopaths who rule our country? The Sackler … Continue reading
Anything can happen to anyone
The assassination of the CEO of United Health has galvanized social media with the majority of sentiment being approval, but this points to a larger issue. Is not that the system is broken or isn’t working. It’s working just as … Continue reading