May 1, 2020
2 min read
Every Cabbage Has to Have Its Pimp.
How a 75-year-old French play anticipated our era of oligarchs, bottomless wealth and getting something for nothing
Fifty years ago I was in a high school production of “The Madwoman of Chaillot,” written in 1943 by Jean Giraudoux, and for some reason, that line has stayed with me all that time. The play centers around a group…
