To Each According to His Bank Account

Chain gang. Photo: Library of Congress, Public Domain.

This is a photo that should not have been. This is an event you should not know. This is a guy who should not have been killed. This is a moment when truth was briefly on the silver screen of 1934. This is a photo of a chain gang, now hung up as a reprint, a decorative icon with authenticity so rare in a world of deep-fakes.

History is a weapon.

A few years ago, a poll showed more than half of USA citizens attributed Karl...