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Principles About man
Essays on money, politics, and the incentives that shape outcomes
Principles About man
Even if congressional stock trading is legal, it can still corrode public trust. The ethical case for reform.
A directional look at reported 10-year returns—and what might explain unusual outperformance.
A long-form review of Alice Schroeder’s The Snowball: Buffett’s early partnership mechanics, the “Inner Scorecard,” and a simple compounding framework you can apply to investing and life.
We are living in what might best be called the Age of Perfidy—an era in which deception is rewarded and meaning is dismissed. Bullshit is in. Truth is out. The murder of innocent people in Australia—families and community members gathered peacefully to light candles for Chanukah—fills me with sadness and anger. Forty years ago, Meir … Read more
ð¨ Breaking: AP, CNN, NY Times, and Reuters had journalists embedded with Hamas terrorists on October 7th massacre pic.twitter.com/B1B1N2EzXg — Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) November 8, 2023
The Incredible Lightness of Barack Obama Joe Biden is caught in a quadfecta of corruption, cognitive decline, a failed agenda, and eroding polls. Amid this apparent vacuum, an opportunistic Barack Obama — who used to be more discreet in managing his third term—is reentering the… — Victor Davis Hanson (@VDHanson) November 8, 2023 Dershowitz admits … Read more
This morning, I sat down before sunrise, as I often do, with my cup of coffee and a pad of paper, contemplating the components of a successful life. A nostalgic memory resurfaced of something I used to read every morning back in the days before the internet engulfed our lives. Someone had given me a … Read more