Feb 24, 2026 | Alan's Blog
I have been so repulsed by the Epstein revelations that I was certain I wouldn’t write about them. But how could I not add my voice to the chorus of people pointing to this as one of the best (worst) examples of the consequences of greed and extreme wealth. When those...
Jan 27, 2026 | Alan's Blog
If one ever wanted to know why extreme wealth and the people who have it are so bad for America, we now have a case study. People are starting to feel the effects of one of the cruelest pieces of legislation enacted in our lifetimes, the OBBBA, the One Big...
Dec 30, 2025 | Alan's Blog
For many of us, Christmas conjures up “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, a tale of society’s moral obligation to provide for those in need, with Scrooge’s character embodying the selfishness, heartlessness and indifference of that era’s (mid-19th century)...
Nov 25, 2025 | Alan's Blog
We all have status anxiety. In the must-read book, Inner Level, by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, the authors lay out the case that wealth inequality significantly exacerbates people’s status anxiety, which explains the near-perfect correlation between unequal...
Oct 28, 2025 | Alan's Blog
I’m writing this blog in a jetlagged state, having just returned from Europe. The trip started in Amsterdam where I had lunch with the most impressive Ingrid Robeyns, author of the book Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth. Her book makes a compelling case...
Sep 30, 2025 | Alan's Blog
Recent polling by TGB (Tax the Greedy Billionaires) confirms what pollsters have been telling us for years: the public overwhelmingly believes, when it comes to taxes, that we have a fairness problem. It was no surprise then, when I asked Perplexity.com whether the...
