Can you really win the lottery every single time you play? In a word, yes. In two words, heck yes.
Rich Man, Poor Man
May 15, 2013 By 3 Comments
Why should the obscenely rich scale back so they’re just extremely rich?
I’m Grateful for the Suburbs (and the Internet)
March 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Erik Crosier is thankful for the speed with which we can connect, thanks to modern technology.
Do You Really Believe CEOs Work 380 Times Harder Than Their Average Worker? (Video)
March 10, 2013 By 21 Comments
As it turns out, there’s a huge difference between our perception of the wealth inequality in America and reality.
Show Me the Money
February 28, 2013 By 12 Comments
Andy Bodle believes he’s uncovered the real cause of the gender pay gap.
Why “Eligible Bachelors” Are a Twisted Anachronism
January 17, 2013 By 18 Comments
Town & Country magazine does their part perpetuating an outdated, harmful, sexist trope.
Eat the Rich
August 15, 2012 By 13 Comments
Both the rich-defenders and the rich-haters are right in their own way, given what they’re focused on.
Golfing With My Father
July 12, 2012 By 1 Comment
Collin Slattery and his father both believed that the ability to play golf was a marker of success.
NYT Author of “Capitalists and Other Psychopaths” Responds To GMP Critique
May 16, 2012 By 59 Comments
Bill Deresiewicz, author of the NYT oped “Capitalists and Other Psychopaths,” emailed me shortly after I wrote a response to his piece here on GMP called “The Disease of More.”
The Disease of More
May 16, 2012 By 35 Comments
Sure tax and regulatory policy are important. But none of it will mean shit unless we all wake up from this belief that more is better.
Money Walking Around in Tight Jeans and Ugg Boots: NYT Headline on Education Misses the Point
February 10, 2012 By 3 Comments
The idea that an expensive education will provide a higher paying job doesn’t play out. It hides the truth that it really isn’t what you know but who you know.
Topic For Presidential Debate: GREED
February 5, 2012 By 2 Comments
No one seems to care that VCs took 100s of millions in fees while destroying billions of working class pension money? We all should.
I Hate Rich Guys. Or Do I?
January 19, 2012 By 43 Comments
My Problem With Rich People
December 5, 2011 By 8 Comments
Steven Axelrod notices that greed, guilt, and mendacity largely mark the Nantucket elite, and he is equally terrified and curious at the prospect of joining them.
Someone Asked the Dalai Lama What Surprises Him Most. This Was His Response.
August 24, 2011 By 7 Comments
Man, because…
“Every man can recall a moment of shame and self-loathing when he lowered himself to sake his lust.”
This is a comment by Random_Stranger on the post “Cracked.com on Misogyny”.