“Thievery, especially the brilliant, ingenious varieties, conducted by clever men garners great wealth. It also redistributes it. One form is lawful, the other not. One form is greedy and deceitful, the other outrageously mad and defiant.”
Joseph P Natoli is a retired college professor and author of numerous books on culture and politics.
He is a member of the editorial collective of BAD SUBJECTS, the oldest political online magazine on the web.
He writes regularly for a number of political and pop culture online magazines, including SENSES OF CINEMA, BRIGHT LIGHTS FILM JOURNAL, POPMATTERS, AMERICANA, DANDELION SALAD, GODOT, TRUTHOUT
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