A Guy Named Ray: When Does Income Become Obscene?

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Tom Matlack makes the case for an upper limit on income.

Bike Share in Boston, Revisited

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A trip to Paris to examine the lessons of Bike sharing, and life, for my hometown of Boston.

The Feeling of Speed

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When Tom Matlack invested in a tech company other VC’s had left for dead, he had no idea how much it would bring him back to life.

NYT Kristof Unknowingly Rips 9/11 Victim He’d Lionized in Past

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Dave Retik was on AA flight 11. This morning the NYT took his firm to task for an investment he made 12 years ago.

Goldman Sachs & Sex Trafficking? Not so fast …

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Is Goldman Sachs responsible for sex trafficking that occurs as a result of a 16% stake in the Village Voice? The New York Times thinks so.

Should Anyone Earn a Billion A Year?

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Tom Matlack invites discussion around a simple question: Should the mega rich be admired or vilified?

Don Draper is a Lie

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The desire to be a better man is leaving machismo in the dust and driving modern manhood forward.

The Male Shadow?

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Tom Matlack looks at the scary stories about the End of Men, and asks what we’re really afraid of.

Seven Deadly Sins of the 1960s

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Matthew Weiner, creator of the AMC show Mad Men, explores feminist issues in the male-dominated world of Madison Avenue advertising circa 1960.

The Navy SEALs and Magical Thinking

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Tom Matlack looks at how the romanticization of U.S. Special Forces is linked to dangerous myths about manhood and war.

Clark Kellogg’s Fatherly Pride

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Tom Matlack relates to Clark Kellogg’s fatherly pride as the announcer watched his son advance to the Sweet Sixteen.

David Carr and a Beach in St. Barts

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Tom Matlack reflects on David Carr’s book The Night of the Gun, and recognizes too much of himself in it.

Does it take a Woman to Save the Earth?

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Let’s face it, Harry Potter couldn’t get the job done.

The Real Goldman

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A senior banker at Goldman quit today and wrote a NYT oped revealing all. As a former employee and client I have a few things to add.

Rooting Against Kentucky is the Right Thing to Do

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John Calipari has taken cheating to new heights.

Is the U.S. Government the Mob with a Better Army?

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Both organizations are in the business of killing people through drugs, alcohol, tabacco, and gambling.