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I Was Saved From Humiliation By My Father When I Was Sixteen
A summer night in 1978 on the Jersey Shore.
Jun 20
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This Is News
When something is so pervasive, it becomes difficult to separate it from our reality.
Jun 13
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Wealth Derangement Syndrome Comes For Belle Burden
In The New Yorker, an argument of insidious intent against Belle's memoir
Jun 6
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May 2026
Scenes From My Marriage
Including a recent fight between Debbie and me.
May 30
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Tell Me What Trumpism Stands For
I told Andrew that “if things got too bad,” I would consider, for the first time in my life, leaving the United States. Andrew was alarmed. He said…
May 23
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Live with David Roberts: the NYC Private School Bubble with the two moms of Mic'd and Medicated
A recording from David Roberts's live video
May 18
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Mic'd and Medicated
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We All Get Caught
In the summer of 1984, when I was 22, I was working in NYC and living at my parents’ apartment. At a bar one evening, I met a 27-year-old woman named…
May 16
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A Quintessentially Jewish Thing To Do
Many years ago, my eleven-year-old son announced he was upset because he had been born into Judaism without anyone asking either his opinion or his…
May 9
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How to Fix the Giving Gap
Jeremy Ney and David Roberts discuss why the ultra wealthy are pulling back from philanthropy right as the government is cutting funding to the social…
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A Man Who Dies Rich Dies In Disgrace
So said Andrew Carnegie, 19th century steel magnate extraordinaire, who gave away almost his entire fortune.
May 2
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April 2026
Losing My Ambition
I was at breakfast with a new friend who asked whether I had any “goals.” I couldn’t think of any so I said no.
Apr 25
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Male Beauty Wars, The Financial Riddle of AI, Michigan Democrats And Israel
This week, topics for a post have been ricocheting inside my mind, all of them well-matched rivals fighting for my undivided attention.
Apr 18
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