A review by franklc29
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

5.0

Horribly tragic ending. The book may, ostensibly, be about the Sackler family but truthfully it is about the ways in which the wealthy are above the law, whether that be the actual laws of countries or the laws of social decency. The moral of this book is that if you have enough money, you can get away with anything and that is what is truly wrong with this world. Capitalism truly is awful and knowing that the Sacklers are getting away with everything is not surprising to me; it is merely a tragic foregone conclusion.