Fifty years of essays on wealth, business, art, and the art of living well. Every week, Mark shares one thoughtful, unvarnished dispatch from a life spent building companies, collecting paintings, writing books, and paying attention.
New writing every week — the latest six dispatches.
It’s inspiring to see that musical scores like this are still being written.
After reading my snarky comments about Walt Whitman’s poem “I hear America singing” in the July 6 issue, my brother AF set me straight… Hey Mark, I’m afraid…
Every month, my book club rates the book we’d just read on a 10-point scale. And when a book has a movie version – which, lately, everything seems…
For the past several months, I’ve been neglecting my television time. Since I began using AI, I’m working more hours and later into the day. (Spending less time…
We were told, repeatedly, that the COVID-19 vaccines were “safe” and “effective.” But there has never been any persuasive evidence that they were effective – either in reducing…
The Supreme Court has ruled that people may no longer be able to sue pesticide manufacturers under state law for failing to warn them about cancer risks. The…
Twelve threads Mark returns to, week after week.
Wealth building, portfolio allocation, and financial independence.
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Forty years of lessons on starting, growing, and exiting companies.
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Running the company you've built — systems, people, and growth.
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Direct-response copywriting, positioning, and the art of the sales message.
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Contrarian takes on inflation, markets, and macro forces reshaping America.
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Essays on policy, civic life, and the forces shaping how we govern ourselves.
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Manners, civility, technology, and the fraying of the American fabric.
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Jiu-jitsu, sleep, longevity — the quiet disciplines of a well-lived body.
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Planning, habits, and mental frameworks that actually move the needle.
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Long-form dispatches from cities, cultures, and experiences worth the journey.
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Essays on art, literature, bourbon, and the curious corners of a full life.
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This is a documentary we made a few years ago about the history of Rancho Santana, which is now nearly 30 years old
Four stories that I’m guessing you missed if you rely on the mainstream media for your news… Was Over-Reliance on Renewables Behind the Catastrophic…
From Sara Teasdale: “I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.”
Practical wisdom on wealth, business, and the art of living.
