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Michael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
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About a mile away from the Orleans Ballroom, on St. Charles Avenue, stands the old headquarters of the United Fruit Company. There they traded in bananas, shaped the history of Central America, and provided the template for the modern multinational corporation. The heyday of United Fruit can be traced to Samuel Zemurray. In 1877, he was born to a J
... See moreImani Perry • South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
At math camp Sam found people drawn to the flavor of utilitarianism that appealed to him. “For the first time I wasn’t one of the smartest,” said Sam. “Each of the campers was more interesting than the most interesting person in high school. They were smarter in every way. They were also more quantitative. But they had more distance from standard c
... See moreMichael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Sam was trying to buy a seat in Congress so that Congress might finally begin to address an existential risk to humanity.