Revenge

Or, why people do it.

“There’s nothing like revenge for getting back at people.” - Lenny, in The Simpsons. “I don’t know. Vengeance is good.” - Karl’s response.

With Donald Trump’s return to the White House, attention has focused once again on revenge. But what is revenge, and what fuels it? Why did Trump spend a great deal of time telling Americans that his presidency was go…