politics

A billionaire buys a painting for $100,000, holds it five years, gets it appraised at $10 million, donates it to a museum, and claims a $10 million tax deduction — walking away with $3–4 million in tax savings on a $100,000 investment. The IRS has a word for the version they catch. For the version they don't, the word is philanthropy.

The United States has conducted nearly 500 military interventions since 1776 — roughly one every seven months. That’s not a foreign policy. That’s a habit. And the names of the wars tell you everything about who controls the narrative.