The Economy Is the Root System
As long as the underlying rules, incentives, and fiduciary duties still point to shareholder returns, the outcomes point there too.
The Billionaires Who Weren't
That missing pile did real work. It was a quiet redistribution, made in advance and on purpose.
Waiting for Fairy Dust: Billionaire philanthropy that wins applause while the broken systems stay exactly as they were
Each dazzling gift makes the current system a little easier to tolerate. It sands down the cruelest edge, earns a warm headline, and lets the whole arrangement keep looking survivable. The suffering that might otherwise force a reckoning gets quietly absorbed, one act of generosity at a time.
Mission Activation: Capital Needs to Stop Apologizing and Start Building
Most conversations about responsible investing get stuck on a single question: how do we keep our money from doing damage?
Your Market-Rate Returns Come From Someone
In 2023, $3.9 trillion that would have gone to the bottom 90 percent of Americans in income went to
"Unprecedented Philanthropy" - Missing or Meeting the Moment?
Philanthropy relies on DAFs and foundations to not just take the tax break but to actually move the money.
The Fidelity Charitable Problem is One of Power and Greed
What has become clear to us is that the hoarding and stockpiling of money and power by both individuals and organizations is having a severe damaging effect on our communities.
Section 230 Wasn’t Written for This
Do you remember what the Internet was like in 1996? Slow. Difficult to navigate. Random. Text-based and small. A
The 81st Birthday Gift
What the founders at these two companies understood is that succession isn't just a transaction. It is a transfer of who gets to benefit from what gets built next.
Where We Live and Where We Work: A New Blueprint for Community Wealth
In Year One, we didn’t just move $2.5 million; we shifted the power dynamics of who gets to own the roof over their head and the tools in their shop.
