Theft as Social Justice

If a violent social revolution were truly to break out, and Piker and Tolentino became its victims, one assumes they’d find crime less fun.

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Hasan Piker, left, and Jia Tolentino, right, on the Opinions Podcast, in a video posted April 22, 2026.

Screenshot via The Opinions Podcast/YouTube

Is robbing the Louvre a good idea?

Left-wing influencer Hasan Piker and New Yorker writer Jia Tolentino did a much-discussed video interview with the New York Times on the ethics of theft and came out four-square in favor of stealing things, including artwork from the Louvre.

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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