Paul Vigna

Paul Vigna

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Author. They gave me back the checkmark; I'm not paying for it. Next book: The Almightier. Previously: The Age of Cryptocurrency. Email pvignawriting@gmail.com.

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Also, rather than say, hey stop writing 2,000-word pieces on local sports they decided to fire a third of the staff. Is that what I’m supposed to take away from this?

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Just to be clear, there were no 2,000-word features on a local basketball team. More than anything, it speaks to the lack of engagement with the sports department from whoever this unnamed person is, someone who likely helped decide the fate of dedicated reporters and editors. x.com/annaknicolaou/…

Not well, at least for the 44% of the global population living in poverty. It’s really past time to reintroduce morality and money and economics.

Adam Smith was a moral philosopher. Once upon a time, economics was not an abstract science. We tried separating money and morality, @paulvigna explains. How's that been going? https://avenuem.substack.com/p/how-greed-replaced-god…

Money is the myth that feeds the Church of Capitalism. What do you worship? Why? Do you even know? twitter.com/paulvigna/status/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

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.

ATM: Paul Vigna: How Greed Became a Virtue - The Big Picture

At The Money: How Greed Became a Virtue. (September 24, 2025) It’s a driving factor in our lives. But how often have you thought about those little green pieces of paper in your wallet? Is money...

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. open.substack.com/pub/paulvign...…

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