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.
After reading my July 13 review of the Spider-Noir series on Prime Video, AS wrote in to say that he was surprised I even gave it a glance. His assumption,…
I like to believe that government regulations, however kindly conceived, never accomplish their purposes. My ultimate pleasure is finding hugely expensive government regulations that not only fail to…
My business – in fact every business that sells directly to its customers – is dependent for its success on its ability to (1) attract prospective customers, (2)…
There are certain ideas – crazy, hypothetical ideas – that survive every encounter with reality. Perpetual motion is one. Time travel is another. For centuries, intelligent men have…
I read an article in Reason Magazine yesterday evening that started a fight between two beliefs I’ve held for most of my adult life. The fight isn’t over yet. I’m…
Since Zohran Mamdani was elected, he has been implementing his agenda – including many of his most popular campaign promises – with an intensity and an insensitivity to…
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.
