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Weekly personal essays on wealth, status, and family from someone with generational wealth, writing with transparency.
Aug 11, 2023
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Does Marriage Suck the Joy Out Of Sex
In our culture today, it’s easy to be persuaded that getting married is antithetical to sexual satisfaction or to any sex at all.
Apr 4
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I Was A Co-Conspirator In Fraud
For every fraud and every lie, there must be two parties, that of the scoundrel and that of the victim.
Mar 28
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The Madison Is A Hate-Coded Show
A television show created by manosphere adherent Taylor Sheridan of Yellowstone fame.
Mar 21
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I Was Featured In A New York Magazine Article About The Ultra-Rich
Excerpts from the article plus my essay, Beautiful Woman And The Indecency Of Powerful Men.
Mar 14
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Taxing wealth? Live with David Roberts and Allison Tait
A recording from David Roberts and Allison Tait's live video
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In the fall of 2008 as the Great Financial Crisis unfolded, I felt flashes of panic.
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Blinded By The Light
In 1997, shortly before the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke, I attended a small gathering for Bill Clinton in our host’s apartment at The Dakota. There…
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