NYT Discovers Wealthy Men Profit from Political Access

The NYT's recent investigation into tech figure David Sacks conveniently highlights his White House access benefiting his investments and friends. What the piece subtly sidesteps is just how foundational this 'access for profit' model is to D.C. It’s not an anomaly; it's the operating system. From defense contractors funding think tanks to energy lobbies drafting legislation, influence peddling is

business as usual, only sometimes the recipient isn't overtly Christian nationalist. One might almost wonder if this 'revelation' serves to distract from other, more persistent forms of influence—like the millions poured into PACs by groups such as AIPAC, ensuring a bipartisan consensus on endless military aid while domestic programs languish. Sacks's cronyism is child's play compared to the

systemic corruption where politicians who take hundreds of thousands from lobbying groups then vote to send billions in aid, no questions asked. How many scandals does it take for us to scrutinize the entire system, not just the convenient, non-Zionist target?

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