Executive Summary Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol earned $31 million in fiscal year 2025, his first full year on the job, and $96…
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The Disneyfication of Alphabet
People whine about billionaires, but consistently throw money at them. And their children’s brains. This foot-in-the-door is nothing new. When…
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The Billionaire Cosplay: How the WSJ and Financial Media Keep the Middle Class in a Fog
Overview When the Wall Street Journal runs a feature on Larry Ellison’s wealth, complete with a precise dollar figure and a chart…
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OMG, another Billionaire who lives in the 50s.
Yeah, throw a pile of money at a problem, build an old jalopy, and then name it after a tabloid: The…
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Super-rich begging for a handout.
This is rich. I thought this war was to make the United States richer. I guess Donald Trump can’t do…
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Why is there inflation? Because you are a sucker. That’s all.
Paying a lot at the pump? Can’t pay for groceries? Credit card debt? Got laid off by Corporate America? Sucker.…
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When Stupid Leaders Push For War
War is the greatest of misdirections. It is propaganda theatre. When a leader is screwing up, war is the biggest…
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How the Entertainment Industry Became Legacy
Hollywood has been in a decline long before the WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes of 2023. It suffers from the same…
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Jeff Bezos’s Parasitic Frankenstein Dark Factory Gambit
When your legacy newspaper is bleeding millions, it is time to focus your energy on making dark factories. Of course,…
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Understanding ICE, Alex Pretti, and the Press
The editorial board at the Wall Street Journal had an extraordinary insight. Flawed, but shocking nonetheless. To understand the dynamics…