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Two brothers are playing chess. One checks the Queen. The other ponders but does not seem to see the saving move. The father steps in and gives it away. “That’s not fair,” the first brother complains. The other concedes and puts down his King. What the father had done was not simply give an unfair advantage—he had ruined the game. If they were to continue playing and the player with the checked Qu...
How Winning Became the Shared Ethos of the US Oligarchy | Huntaegis