The Satchel Paige quote lands perfectly becuase it flips the usual American confidence narrative into somthing way more unsettling. What really got me was the insight about how this administration weaponizes retribution while remaining blind to provoking the same response from others, like people who dish it out but can't take it. I've noticed in my own work how organizations that lead with punishment often miss the resentment building around them. The barbarians-everywhere conclusion hits hard.
Beautiful and -hélas- every single sentence rings true.
Extraordinary. Only Art Goldhammer can make the horror sing.
The Satchel Paige quote lands perfectly becuase it flips the usual American confidence narrative into somthing way more unsettling. What really got me was the insight about how this administration weaponizes retribution while remaining blind to provoking the same response from others, like people who dish it out but can't take it. I've noticed in my own work how organizations that lead with punishment often miss the resentment building around them. The barbarians-everywhere conclusion hits hard.