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The War Against Accumulated Capital
Sold our democracy but got a nice yacht. (Photo: Getty)
Every government will, in time, be faced with the question of what to do when the power of rich individuals begins to rival the power of the state itself. Some national leaders deal w...
Friends Don’t Let Friends Join the Military
This man can order you to kill people. (Photo: Getty)
This week, hard-drinking television presenter Pete Hegseth gave a major policy speech in his role as head of the world’s most powerful military. In it, he informed an audience of high-r...
The Free and Unfree Press
Peter Thiel.
Axel Springer, the German media company whose corporate constitution includes support for Israel and “the principles of a free market economy” as its founding values, gives an award each year that can be thought of as the Pres...
Private Schools Are Bad for Society
The tree of inequality. (Photo: Getty)
Recent days have seen an outpouring of responses to Nikole Hannah-Jones’ story about the anguish and uncertainty she experienced over her decision to send her daughter to public neighborhood schools i...
I Want You To Tell Me What “Socialism” Means
They know not what they do. (Photo: Getty)
You may have noticed that political arguments often have a frustrating, circular nature. Charges and countercharges, points and counterpoints—all get made without ever seeming to converge on a sha...
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Author of the national bestseller Rich Girl Nation: Taking Charge of Our Financial Futures. I write about money, culture, and class.
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