By Garsha Vazirian

America’s casino kleptocracy

How the fusion of law, markets, and war turned the U.S. into a high-stakes operating system for elite enrichment

TEHRAN — When asked recently about the ethical implications of political insiders gambling on war outcomes via prediction markets, Trump’s response was as blunt as it was unsurprisingly nihilistic: “The world is a casino. It is what it is.”