The Latest Infuriating Twist on Billionaire Philanthropy
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I confess that I spent most of my life blissfully unaware of something called “private equity” and the role it plays in the world. That is, until last week, when…
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Our grandson Jack is a few weeks shy of turning three, but he’s extremely verbal and bright – or at least this doting grandfather thinks so. During our July family…
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