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Mixing the Political and the Personal: Trump’s Swap Scheme and Crypto Reserve
The conflicts of interest can’t be ignored. Source link
Swedan Margen
Swedan Margen contributes to L'Officiel Lifestyle with a focus on business and entrepreneurship.
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Politics
Trump’s Tariffs Are About Rent Extraction, Not Rent-Seeking
If Trump did not impose these tariffs to support rent-seeking firms, then why did he do it? Source link
News
Pavement Inspires a Strange, Loving Bio-Pic
I once assumed that Pavement would be forgotten by later generations, just as the knowing, sarcastic wit of the nineteen-nineties came to…
News
R.F.K., Jr., Anthony Fauci, and the Revolt Against Expertise
Even the establishment distrusted the establishment. Shortly after the assassination, Robert F. Kennedy—the Attorney General and the…
News
How Barry Diller Stayed on Top
Throughout, Diller occasionally muses on the excellence of a script—“Raiders of the Lost Ark” was, he says, “perfect from the first…
Culture
Colum McCann’s Limp Novel of Digital Life
Have novels left anything unsaid about the internet of the past fifteen years? It feels as though they’ve exhausted the terrain, but…
Culture
The Dissonant Howl of “Salome”
The Biblical figure of Salome, Princess of Judea, who dances before Herod Antipas and demands the head of John the Baptist as a reward,…
Business
Kenny Smith Isn’t Going Fishing Yet
Last July, the National Basketball Association announced a new eleven-year media-rights agreement with Amazon, NBC, and ESPN, set to take…
News
The Everyday Dramas of Manhattan Rush Hour
Salacuse is the kind of person who always seems to have a project or five under way. I first met him in 2000, and we’ve been friends ever…
News
“The Encampments” and the American College Student
The institution has not neglected to commemorate the history of agitation against it. The year 2018 marked five decades since students…
Business
The President Who Became a Prophet
On April 1st, the day before President Donald Trump’s tariffs cratered global markets, House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters “to trust…
News
Epic Games says Apple blocked 'Fortnite' in U.S. app store
Epic Games on Friday said that its popular game “Fortnite” will be offline on Apple devices because the iPhone maker blocked its recent…
Business
Why Criminal Background Checks Are Wise for Risk Management
Every decision you make when starting a business influences your success, especially those concerning who you work with. Initial investors…
News
Arrested for Singing While Female, in “My Orange Garden”
One thing is immediately clear in Anna-Sophia Richard’s short film “My Orange Garden,” and that is how much Faravaz loves to sing. She…
News
In Defense of Despair
The Joke I tell that no one laughs at goes like this: I picked a pretty rough time to actually want to be alive; in retrospect, back when…
News
On “I’m the Problem,” Morgan Wallen Goes Back to God’s Country
Morgan Wallen is a country singer, almost defiantly so, though he is also popular on a scale that seems to circumvent genre entirely. Each…
Culture
Hilton Als on the Visionary World of Alva Rogers
I met Alva Rogers years ago, through a mutual friend, and her various incarnations—actress, singer, artistic director, writer,…
News
Barry Blitt’s “Soft Landing”
For the cover of the May 26, 2025, issue, the artist Barry Blitt chose to depict President Donald J. Trump’s enthusiasm for any way that…
Business
Microsoft layoffs hit its Silicon Valley workforce
Microsoft is slashing its Silicon Valley workforce. The tech giant, which is based in Washington but also has Bay Area offices, is cutting…
News
“Overcompensating” Is a New Kind of Coming-Out Comedy
Benny Scanlon, the protagonist of the new comedy “Overcompensating,” is the kind of boy mothers don’t know to warn their daughters about.…
News
Dolly Parton’s Quietly Inspiring Defense of Marriage
Abelard and Heloise, Vladimir and Véra, Prince Albert and Queen Victoria: to these historic his and hers, I would add Carl and Dolly.…
Celebrity
Kanye Gave Twitter an Exclusive Hit Single
One of the year’s most talked-about new songs, from one of the planet’s most influential musicians, is not available on Spotify, or Apple…
Business
Newsom proposes $20-million funding cut for California newsrooms, citing budget issues
Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed slashing funding by 67% for a pioneering deal with Google to support struggling California newsrooms, citing…