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Scott Galloway's Canadian parents drove to San Diego in an Austin Mini when his mother was 7.5 months pregnant, and he was born there. He is, by the Trump administration's definition, an anchor baby — and has paid over $100 million in US taxes as a result.
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The Supreme Court's term produced a cluster of consequential rulings: striking down federal protections for FTC commissioners' independence (effectively gutting the independent agency model), lifting campaign finance limits on party spending with candidates, upholding transgender sports bans, and — barely — upholding birthright citizenship. Leah Littman provides the sharpest framing in an audio clip: the court came within a single vote of nullifying a constitutional amendment that is 'the foundation of our constitutional order of multiracial democracy after the Civil War.' [1] — Kara Swisher "The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship — but only by a single vote. Constitutional law expert Leah Littman calls it a near-miss on…" 36:20 For Kara, the most alarming ruling is the campaign finance expansion — more Citizens United at the worst possible moment. For Scott, it's the combination: money flooding politics plus the elimination of independent agencies creates a feedback loop that turbocharges corruption regardless of who is president. [2] — Scott Galloway "Citizens United handed 900 billionaires a third of all political giving — and probably more than half the actual influence, since they can …" 38:00 The silver lining Scott offers is muted: the utility of money in campaigns is declining — Tom Steyer spent $250 million and didn't win — but on net, the direction is deeply bad.
The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship — but only by a single vote. Constitutional law expert Leah Littman calls it a near-miss on nullifying the foundation of multiracial democracy established after the Civil War.
Citizens United handed 900 billionaires a third of all political giving — and probably more than half the actual influence, since they can target individual senators on single issues. A private equity firm can spend $700K to make one senator kill one loophole reform worth $20–30 billion.
Scott Galloway argued that Citizens United supercharged the influence of 900 billionaires, who account for roughly a third of political giving and possibly more than half of political influence due to targeted spending.
Scott Galloway noted that children born to undocumented parents represent only about 7% of US births, making the constitutional fight over birthright citizenship disproportionate to the actual numbers.
Erin Brockovich describes data center expansion as 'a full-on assault' hitting communities across water, electricity, noise, air pollution, and land loss. She calls it the biggest bipartisan conversation she's seen in her 30-year career — and warns that tech companies didn't see the coming backlash.
Demanding an emergency fund balance on a first date is the wrong approach. What you're really looking for is someone with character, maturity, and a direction — not a perfect financial snapshot. You can build a budget in 20 minutes; you can't build character that fast.
The fear of not being financially ready to have children is almost always a failure to run the real budget. On $110K a year, you can afford a child. What you can't afford is the fantasy nursery, the bigger car, and staying home on one income without a plan.
You've already said enough. The enabling, the financial dysfunction, the fear it'll land in your lap — if you can't say yes with full confidence, the answer is no. Tell Mom to rent a cheap one-bedroom, sell her house, and buy a condo near the grandkids instead.
Bobby watching a father hold his baby triggered an existential moment: he and Andrew might be missing fatherhood. They priced out adoption ($40K–$70K private, $0–$2K foster care) and briefly considered adopting a child to timeshare like a condo.
In 1950, 60% of the world lived in extreme poverty. Today it's roughly 1 in 10. Capitalism and economic growth did that — nothing else has ever worked at scale. The challenge now isn't generating enough wealth; it's building the political will to distribute it.
The manosphere begins with genuinely useful advice — get fit, be ambitious, find a partner. But it rapidly devolves into dominance, misogyny, and crypto university grifts. The most famous manosphere figures are running $50-a-month Ponzi schemes, exploiting the very loneliness they pretend to cure.
Throughout human history, only 40% of men have ever reproduced. Romantic success has never been guaranteed — it has always required effort, self-development, and resilience. The incel movement's core lie is telling men they're owed something that no man has ever been owed.
The most common word Scott Galloway has heard in his life is no. That's not a failure — it's the mechanism through which great yeses are earned. For shy young men, the path forward is simple: approach people, accept rejection, repeat. Resilience to discomfort is the only real competitive advantage.
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