Would you live in a house previously occupied by a drug kingpin? In Mexico, the national lottery has several properties of the sort in its prize pool. Among these properties is “Casa en Culiacán”, one of the safehouses of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. The two-bedroom house looks unassuming, its fresh coat of paint and various repairs covering up its history; however, behind the new tiles are the tunnels El Chapo used to escape from the marines coming to arrest him in 2014.
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Culture
The Priest in the Arena
The phrase “man in the arena” has been popularized in recent years, but a lesser known, more dangerous archetype is the “priest in the arena”. This figure is responsible for a process called theocratic capture, where an institution surrenders to a cult demanding unaccountable authority, fueled by claims to privileged knowledge. These cults often target powerful institutions and attempt to monopolize conversations with scaremongering tactics and hostile treatment of allies. It is important to identify and stop theocratic capture before it can gain control. Read full article here
Merv
May 29, 2023
