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The Mangione and Penny Cases Illuminate America’s Moral Degeneracy

By Selwyn Duke

It’s a tale of two naked-city stories. As most know, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione assassinated UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York City street in December 4’s early morning hours. To the surprise of many, too, millions are applauding Mangione as a hero who struck back at a corrupt system. Why, journalist Taylor Lorenz has even expressed “joy” at the murder, and donations for Mangione’s legal defense have topped $75,000. (This, for a child of privilege with millionaire parents.)

Just five days later, ex-Marine Daniel Penny, also 26, was acquitted of criminally negligent homicide in the death of drugged-up, deranged vagrant Jordan Neely. Penny had helped restrain Neely after the latter menaced people aboard a NYC subway car on May 1, 2023. Neely, whose rap sheet lists 42 arrests, later died.

And while some Americans expressed joy at the acquittal and a majority likely supports it, millions nonetheless want Penny’s scalp. What’s more, some observers draw a moral equivalence between his and Mangione’s actions. And Mangione’s case is particularly interesting, as it has revealed, in neon lights, a deep and widespread anger against pseudo-elites in general and the healthcare system in particular.

Bill O’Reilly: The “Woke Companies Flying Under the Radar”

By Selwyn Duke

Some companies advertise their fall from grace. Bud Light, for example, signaled descent into woke darkness with a “trans” influencer ad campaign. It didn’t end well (though, really, it hasn’t yet ended). Jaguar exhibited symptoms of mad cat disease with a commercial featuring what look like sexually confused extraterrestrials visiting Earth. Whether this results in the auto manufacturer blazing past the finish line or just being finished remains to be seen.

But then there are the companies that, keeping their wokeness close to the vest, damage society without attracting attention. And on his show No Spin News Monday, commentator Bill O’Reilly exposed a number of such quietly woke brands. Let’s take a look at them.