Happy 250th! (thread 13), Episode 7: You Shall Not Crucify Mankind on a Cross of Credit Cards!

Picture William Jennings Bryan transported to our time: he'd marvel at smartphones, hospitals, and fast delivery, then quietly ask why we seem to worship money more than people. Between credit card debt, payday loans, meme stocks, gambling apps, and crypto influencers, he'd see a nation that turned profit into a kind of religion.

This isn’t a rejection of prosperity — it’s a reminder that wealth carries obligations to families, workers, and democracy. Bryan’s century-old line about not crucifying mankind on a cross of gold suddenly reads like a plea to rebuild a culture that values citizenship and character over short-term gains.