As the author of the exposé PHARMA, I get messages from people who idolize Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing the UnitedHealth CEO, and expect me to cheer him on. They’re disappointed.

I’m a critic of Big Pharma, not a fan of vigilante executions. We don’t have a society if we normalize that.

And for someone who thinks he’s so smart, those unprompted, self-incriminating jailhouse monologues by Mangione about his backpack, 3D-printed gun, and arrest—now front and center at the preliminary hearing—are a masterclass in how to make sure a judge allows prosecutors to use all the incriminating evidence