The Art of the Steal

Realpolitik and the double-standard of pandemic stockpiling

Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

I will always remember the day the COVID-19 pandemic became real to me. I was standing in the checkout line at Costco with a case of facial tissue to fill in for toilet paper. When I got to the checker, he confirmed my fears.

“Toilet paper’s all gone. If I were you, I’d come back first thing tomorrow…