Living well is the best revenge, and Bari Weiss richly deserves the millions her collective former bosses and colleagues at The New York Times will likely never see in their lifetimes. That said, she’s undeniably sold out — and going forward, there are stories her once-feisty Free Press must now avoid.
I took the trouble to compile a representative list.
The media last week breathlessly focused on Oracle founder Larry Ellison briefly overtaking Elon Musk as the world’s richest person. Only veteran Barron’s scribe Andrew Bary noted the very different ways they built their fortunes.
Ellison’s wealth rests on legal stock manipulation. Musk’s wealth was earned the old-fashioned American way: building innovative businesses.