Currents: The Silver Lining Year 2023 Volume 39 Issue 1 | Page 44

“ READING THE REPORT ON THE SACKLER DYNASTY , I WAS STUNNED THAT THIS GRUESOME , APPALLING , DEVASTATING , INHUMAN , AND MERCENARY APPROACH COULD BE THE BASE FOR BUILDING A FAMILY FORTUNE . BUT MORE , THAT “ THE WORLD ” TOOK SO LONG TO UNCOVER AND PROHIBIT THE LAUNCH OF A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS IN WHICH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WOULD DIE . OBVIOUSLY “ THE WORLD ” WAS BEDAZZLED AND DISTRACTED BY THE LAVISH DONATIONS TO THE ARTS AND THE SCIENCES . THE AUTHOR , PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE , CREATED A MASTERPIECE OF REPORTING , WORTH READING .”

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