The Canonization of St. Luigi

The author's central point is that the NYPD's December 2024 photo of Luigi Mangione's extradition unintentionally echoes Renaissance and earlier paintings of Christ's arrest, turning him into a sympathetic figure. Heinrich Hofmann's 1858 "Arrest of Christ" is cited as a close visual match, with armed officers surrounding a defenseless figure in similar positioning. The piece also argues that public opinion diverges from official censure, noting that nearly 41% of voters in their 20s see Mangione's actions as justified, and it criticizes a New York Times editorial by Bret Stephens that called Brian Thompson "the real working-class hero."