It seems now that national politics has once again subsided into the dull affair it should be, America is in need of a new form of mass amusement, or outrage, depending on your outlook. The GameStop trading fiasco this week offered that in spades.

A very brief recap for anybody who somehow tuned it all out: This week, shares in video game retailer GameStop, AMC Theatres and other struggling brands soared as much as 400 percent as hordes of amateur stock traders coordinated on the Reddit forum r/WallStreetBets, TikTok and other online communities to drive the selected stocks higher — in some cases making a lot of money in a very short period of time, while also inflicting substantial financial losses on hedge funds that had taken out massive short positions on those stocks. READ MORE