Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty — What philanthropy concealed
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
Author: Patrick Radden Keefe
This episode explores Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe as a systems-level analysis of how pharmaceutical incentive structures, medical persuasion, and reputational laundering influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes.
By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how they connect to larger economic, political, and cultural structures.
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