Competitive depravity--transgression without accountability, pursued by elites as a means of personal satisfaction and status competition with each other--is the red thread linking use of the offshore system with the rampant sexual exploitation of women observed among many wealthy, powerful men.

I use a milk wash on the crust rather than an egg wash. Helps browning, without a glaze.

When Democrats were saying, of oligarchs, "I welcome their hatred," working class voters were theirs not just in voting behavior but identity. When Democrats began to insist there are no "sides," endorse rising tide lift all boats neo-liberalism, & echo opposition, they lost working class support.