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Infective Maltruism: From SBF to ZuckBucks, California is at the Forefront of Selfish Charity

January 2, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 1, 2023 4:16 pm

Is charity still charity when it is performed for uncharitable reasons? Looking beyond the “aw, neat, what a great person” façade of “effective altruism,” (see HERE, with a grain of salt…) one clearly finds a level of narcissistic cynicism and...

Hollywood Declines to Donate to Gavin Newsom

August 19, 2021 8:00 amMarch 29, 2022 6:54 am

With 28 days before California votes to keep or oust Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom, Hollywood social media activists have mostly held back their considerable means from the embattled French Laundry frequenter. Press play to hear a narrated version of this...

The Newsom Recall is Nonpartisan; Here’s Why

August 1, 2021 6:05 pmAugust 1, 2021 2:25 pm

If you’re searching for an accurate term to describe the Newsom recall effort, it’s not easy. With 48 percent of the electorate planning to vote for Newsom’s retirement according to the latest poll, and only 24 percent registered Republicans in California, characterizing the...

Gov. Newsom Increases Ads and Candidate Stops To Fight Falling Poll Numbers in Recall

July 28, 2021 9:40 pmMarch 23, 2022 11:53 am

In the wake of multiple polls showing Gavin Newsom now being within the margin of error in being recalled, the Governor increased both his visibility and created more ads with fellow Democratic leaders in turning the tide against him this...

It’s Not a ‘Republican Recall,’ Mr. Hastings

July 28, 2021 12:09 pmJuly 28, 2021 2:25 pm

Consumers of broadcast television were treated to a barrage of ads over the past week lambasting the “Republican Recall.” Revealed at the close of these ads was the source of major funding for the ads, Netflix founder and billionaire Reed Hastings. Compared...

We Must Hang Together, Or Surely We Shall Hang Separately

May 12, 2021 6:20 amMay 13, 2021 5:38 am

The special election to recall Gavin Newsom is coming up this Fall, and the two questions on the ballot might serve as a metaphor for the dilemma confronting Republicans in California. Question one is binary: Do you want to recall...

Reed Hastings Gave Over $4 million to Calif Politics in First Quarter

April 1, 2020 12:00 pmMarch 17, 2022 7:31 am

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. With the world’s population locked in its homes and can’t-look-away productions like Tiger King (and my personal favorite The Valhalla Murders), Netflix is on something of a...