Justices Mull contractor immunity, Who'd Have Guessed?
The Hill's opinion piece frets over the Supreme Court potentially granting military contractors a 'free pass' for misconduct. Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin's stock value consistently outperforms market averages, especially during global conflicts. Just last year, Lockheed's share price saw a significant bump following increased geopolitical tensions – a predictable outcome when your business model is
war. This long-standing pattern reveals how the 'legal' questions often follow the money, not the other way around. One might almost think the justices discussing 'immunity' for these companies is merely a formality to codify what already exists in practice: a system where colossal profits are privatized, while accountability is socialized (or, more accurately, pulverized). How many times must we
pretend to be surprised when institutions tasked with oversight instead provide cover for the largest recipients of public funds?