Wednesday, September 7, 2022

How an Old Samurai Movie Illuminates Student Loan Discourse

My Substack last week was about the ways we talk about student loan forgiveness. I was inspired by the film Harakiri, which depicted desperate ronin confronted by the complete indifference of the well-to-do. I found it to be an excellent illustration of the cruelty of the "just world" fallacy, something animating so many of those upset by student loan forgiveness. 

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