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“This conception draws upon archaic rituals of initiation and sacral kingship, but in place of the sacrifice of the central figure we have the high stakes lawsuit against him, which might be brought by any subject and might end in the ruin of the pointman (or the subject).”

— Adam Katz, The Pointman · Jul 29, 2025 · Bouvard Substack