If you haven't already.

On July 23, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson ended the use of real silver in dimes and quarters. Overnight, our pocket change was no longer precious. Why? To fight silver shortages. To battle inflation. That small shift—90% silver to copper-nickel “clad”—was a massive moment.

On this day—July 22, 1937—the Senate rejected FDR’s “court‑packing” plan (70–22), protecting what was described then as “judicial independence” in the face of political pressure. FDR proposed to expand the Supreme Court and shift its ideological balance. An image of the court

RT @The_AI_Investor: If you still don't get Nvidia and the AI opportunity, watch this 10 times. This was from January 2024, and it's bec….

What do you think?.

This is what I wrote in today’s @dealbook about the kiss-cam video: “The moment seems to encapsulate the pervasive schadenfreude within our culture, especially our office culture, and a deep-seated animosity toward bosses and colleagues. It highlights a zero-sum mentality in.

In 1965, LBJ physically shoved Fed Chair William McChesney Martin against a wall at his Texas ranch to demand lower rates. Trump is now publicly threatening Powell’s job over rates. The stage changes, but the tension between politics and the Fed remains timeless.

This was a lot of fun! Thanks to Ben & David for the invite to do a cameo on stage with them…the crowd was 🔥.

. so what's the lesson?.

Here's the interesting part: Those that are still trying to get to their goal usually find the mission fulfilling. It's only once they get to the destination that they question it all. .

Almost every high-performer I know that has had shoot-the-moon success feels some version of this once they reach their goal.

RT @NYTimesPR: The DealBook Summit will return on Wednesday, Dec. 3 in New York City. Join @andrewrsorkin for a day of unguarded interviews….

The smartest investors I know don’t just ask “what if I’m right?” They ask “what if I’m wrong.”.

RT @LaurenSHirsch: I’m expanding my role at @nytimes as I dive deeper into the biggest stories on Wall Street and across corporate America.….

For my readers in the UK, you can pre-order a signed copy of my new book, 1929, that is coming out in October from @waterstones.Click here👉: 

RT @dealbook: In the weekend edition of the DealBook newsletter: Asset managers are eagerly awaiting an S.E.C. decision that would allow mu….

And in case it doesn't end, you can pre-order here.

I'm hoping the world doesn't end before the book comes out too! 🤣.

Worth a listen! My pal Scott Z. Burn’s new pod about the future of AI. (Small cameo of my interview with @sama at @dealbook in there too!)