Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business and host of the Prof G and Pivot Podcasts. For Scott Galloway speaking inquiries, email speaking@profgmedia.com
May 30
Last week, the fiscal lunatics proved they are still running the asylum. The last fit of congressional sanity broke out during the Clinton administration. This week, House Republicans sent the Senate a budget that adds $3.8 trillion to the deficit. Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” pairs…
May 23
The 0.1% have insulated themselves from the general public with their own schools, health care, transportation, security, and justice system. The members of this rarefied class are unfazed by the chaos unfolding outside their gated properties. They’re indifferent to Roe v. Wade’s demise, immigration roundups,…
May 16
The Fix This week, President Trump signed an executive order to lower drug prices, demanding the U.S. receive most favored nation status from pharmaceutical companies — that they charge Americans the lowest price paid abroad. Trump said his policy would cut drug prices by 59%:…
May 9
The Manhattan Project, the top-secret U.S. government initiative to build an atomic bomb before Nazi Germany did, relied on hundreds of brilliant scientists from leading universities. Many of them had fled fascist regimes in Europe and found refuge on American campuses, including Berkeley, Columbia, MIT,…
May 2
“Stay in your lane” is a person’s way of saying they disagree with you, but they’re too lazy to counter your point(s) with any evidence or argument. I get this a lot when I talk about politics. Separating business from politics is akin to believing…
April 25
Hello, Mr. President At different points, I’ve worked with 30 Fortune 100 CEOs. I believe 90% of them wake up in the morning, look in the mirror, and think, “Hello, Mr. President.” These are talented, confident, tall (we’re a highly looksist nation) people, who surround…
April 18
“I would like to come back as the bond market. You can intimidate everybody.” — James Carville America is blinking. The day after April Fool’s Day, President Trump “liberated” the United States from an eight-decade run as the world’s economic superpower, raising the cost of…
April 11
Jesus, this is Stupid Countries have long used tariffs to protect strategic industries or counter unfair trade practices. In some cases, targeted tariffs are justified. In his first term, Donald Trump imposed levies on hundreds of billions of dollars of Chinese goods — tariffs that…
April 2
It’s tax season in the U.S. Sixty-million-plus Americans’ taxes are so simple, the IRS could process them automatically and just send a bill or refund check. Instead, the average American spends $270 and 13 hours filing their taxes each year. Spoiler alert: The IRS is…
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