Pub Day! My new book The Almightier is out today. Already the top new release in Amazon’s money section, it’s a history of money you haven’t heard before: how money came from religion, eventually broke free from religion and how money became its own morality. And how maybe we

He’s reevaluating his ability to make money off it.

A new idea from the director of feudal housing.

Yankees fans as Aaron Judge comes to the plate. #NYYankees

What do Gen X'ers and ancient Mesopotamians have in common? Compound interest https://t.co/wyqUfusrq8

or whatever you want. The label doesn’t matter. What matters are people, and their welfare. We can take care of each other without turning everything over to the billionaires. We don’t need them anymore. /end https://t.co/qxLV0AThFC

But we need to start seeing the trap more clearly, explaining it, and proposing alternatives. We can have a world where everybody’s needs are taken care of, and where people are rewarded for their hard work and ingenuity. Call that capitalism, or socialism /4

But there hasn’t been any concurrent intellectual revolution to match it. That’s the trap. People like Zohran Mamdani are instinctively poking at that trap, and people are instinctively responding. That’s why he’s running away with the election. /4

was good, and that the wealthy should be welcomed and adulated. We are now trapped in that mindset, even though it doesn’t work for us anymore. The technological revolution of the last two centuries has changed our circumstances. /3

That’s noble, of course. The question is why don’t we do it? What is it about capitalism that keeps us from pursuing that goal? It’s an archaic, outdated veneration of wealth that dates back to a small group of Florentines in the 15th century, who radically argued that greed /2

THREAD. @ZohranKMamdani went on The View and quoted Martin Luther King to help explain his political philosophy: “Call it democracy or call it democratic socialism but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country.” /1

Cartoon of the Day: Screwed 🪛 https://t.co/4N6YqhzCVp

How did we get from "greed is the root of all evil" to "greed is good"? Sat down with @Ritholtz to talk about the gentrification of greed on the At The Money podcast. This was a fun one. https://t.co/HusIArBRWO

Sound familiar? It ought to. The people criticizing Zohran Mamdani are aping arguments that are 600 years old and have barely changed. The problem with that is those ideas don't fit the world we live in today: https://t.co/ASdCI0OUbv

This is what they were saying 6 centuries ago: “It seems to be preferable to have many avaricious men whom we can depend upon in times of difficulty, like a stronghold or a citadel.” -Poggio Bracciolini, ~1420s

This is what the billionaire apologists are saying, now: “While amassing their fortunes, billionaires make the rest of us richer, not poorer.” -Michael Strain, 2025 “Everyone hates a rich guy until they need one to survive.” -Christian Schneider, 2025

What is your prediction for the game? My prediction? Yes, prediction. #nygiants

The thing about Jesus’s “turn the other cheek” dictum is that it’s not passive, it’s defiant. Jesus isn’t advising, he’s challenging.

That's a pretty subtle and clever bit of writing.

In that world, OJ Simpson never becomes famous. Which means he never has a famous trial. And his defense team doesn't become famous. Which means Robert Kardashian doesn't become famous. Which means the Kardashians don't become famous. Which is why Keith's never heard of them.

Anybody know where I can score some Pymm particles? I need to go back in time and stop a disaster from happening. #NYGiants