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After the WSJ's blockbuster scoop about the UAE's $187 million pre-inauguration payment to Trump, let me re-post this article I wrote a few years ago for the NYT about the UAE, its ruler, and his influence in DC: www.nytimes.com/2019/06/02/w...
The Most Powerful Arab Ruler Isn’t M.B.S. It’s M.B.Z. (Published 2019)
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:28 PM
After the WSJ's blockbuster scoop about the UAE's $187 million pre-inauguration payment to Trump, let me re-post this article I wrote a few years ago for the NYT about the UAE, its ruler, and his influence in DC: www.nytimes.com/2019/06/02/w...
I updated our tally for The New Yorker of Trump’s profits from the presidency: Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion www.newyorker.com/news/a-repor...
Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion
In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned.
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January 31, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I updated our tally for The New Yorker of Trump’s profits from the presidency: Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion www.newyorker.com/news/a-repor...
NPR's Planet Money interviewed me about how much the Trump family is making off of the presidency: www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
How much money President Trump and his family have made : Planet Money
Before President Donald Trump’s first term, he was in a “tight spot” financially, according to New Yorker writer David Kirkpatrick. At the start of his second term, David says, Trump was in an “even t...
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January 16, 2026 at 1:24 AM
NPR's Planet Money interviewed me about how much the Trump family is making off of the presidency: www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
After the MBS visit to the White House, this is a good Thanksgiving to remember Jamal Khashoggi, who participated in the American holiday not long before he was killed. He said he was thankful "because I have become free and can write freely."
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November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
After the MBS visit to the White House, this is a good Thanksgiving to remember Jamal Khashoggi, who participated in the American holiday not long before he was killed. He said he was thankful "because I have become free and can write freely."
x.com/NYTBen/statu...
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I wrote about a scandal at the International Criminal Court that has tied together allegations of sexual abuse by the chief prosecutor and allegations that Netanyahu directed war crimes in Gaza:
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Hague on Trial
The chief prosecutor has obtained warrants against Israeli leaders for war crimes—but faces allegations of sexual misconduct.
www.newyorker.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I wrote about a scandal at the International Criminal Court that has tied together allegations of sexual abuse by the chief prosecutor and allegations that Netanyahu directed war crimes in Gaza:
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Published this week in @newyorker: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Hague on Trial
The chief prosecutor has obtained warrants against Israeli leaders for war crimes—but faces allegations of sexual misconduct.
www.newyorker.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Published this week in @newyorker: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Susan Orlean’s profile of an orchid poacher, published in this magazine in 1995, inspired Charlie Kaufman’s movie “Adaptation.” Jennifer Wilson reflects on Orlean’s stormy, sensual prose. #NewYorker100
Jennifer Wilson on Susan Orlean’s “Orchid Fever”
The writer worried that the story was “too niche, too odd,” the crime of flower theft “too minor.” To think, I had loved it for precisely those qualities.
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September 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Susan Orlean’s profile of an orchid poacher, published in this magazine in 1995, inspired Charlie Kaufman’s movie “Adaptation.” Jennifer Wilson reflects on Orlean’s stormy, sensual prose. #NewYorker100
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Yep, that’s definitely Trump’s signature!
September 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Yep, that’s definitely Trump’s signature!
The White House is saying that Trump's signature on the drawing for Epstein does not match, but it does look very much like the signature of just his first name- Donald qz.com/891546/donal... - such as one might sign a card to a friend rather than an act of Congress.
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September 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The White House is saying that Trump's signature on the drawing for Epstein does not match, but it does look very much like the signature of just his first name- Donald qz.com/891546/donal... - such as one might sign a card to a friend rather than an act of Congress.
x.com/OversightDem...
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A few weeks ago, I wrote this for The New Yorker, about how much money the Trump family has made off the presidency: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
How Much Is Trump Profiting Off the Presidency?
A comprehensive estimate of how much Trump and his family are making, from hotel mega-deals to crypto schemes, has been elusive—until now.
www.newyorker.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
A few weeks ago, I wrote this for The New Yorker, about how much money the Trump family has made off the presidency: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...