The Rube Goldberg Machine, Netanyahu, and the President Who Hit Play
(Essay)
A Rube Goldberg machine is a chain reaction—an elaborate contraption designed to perform a simple task through a series of improbable, interconnected steps.
A marble rolls down a track, strikes a lever, tips a cup, releases a pulley, and finally flips a switch. The result is both baffling and ingenious. Nothing feels coordinated until the final moment, w…