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Frederick Kaufman

@FredericKaufman

Journalism professor, magazine writer, author of The Money Plot. https://xitter.cf/t.co/HUpSuDWBWo

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Joined June 2009
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Popular delusions and the madness of money ... tabletmag.com/sections/histo…
The Madness of Money - Tablet Magazine

The Madness of Money - Tablet Magazine

Liaquat Ahamed's sophomore slump

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Just in time for the LA primary election .. unherd.com/2026/06/spencer-p…
Spencer Pratt: Hollywood troll

Spencer Pratt: Hollywood troll

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From the front lines ... unherd.com/2026/05/the-ortho…
The orthodox Jews tripping on toad toxins

The orthodox Jews tripping on toad toxins

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Conspiracy! unherd.com/2025/12/the-bermu…
The Bermuda Triangle swallowed our reason

The Bermuda Triangle swallowed our reason

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Here's my latest on the conspiracy ... unherd.com/2025/10/bugonia-c…
Bugonia captures American paranoia

Bugonia captures American paranoia

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I've been studying the origins of reactinary tech bros for years. Thank you, Unherd, for helping to bring the research to light ... unherd.com/2025/08/john-robi…
John Robison: the first tech bro

John Robison: the first tech bro

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On the 75 anniversary of Hollywood's first, great take on the selfie ... unherd.com/2025/08/sunset-bo…
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Thank you, Tablet Magazine, for giving me the opportunity to be the money columnist for their new monthly print venue. Yes, there's paywall. But here's a taste ... tabletmag.com/sections/news/…

Dave Ramsey Knows What God Wants You to Do With Your 401(k)

Dave Ramsey knows what God wants you to do with your 401(k)

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Dazed and confused by the BBB? Here's my take ... unherd.com/2025/07/donald-tr…
Donald Trump’s big, beautiful mess

Donald Trump’s big, beautiful mess

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Speaking of gore and paranoia ... unherd.com/2025/06/jaws-spaw…
Jaws spawned American carnage

Jaws spawned American carnage

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The futility of fact checkers

The futility of fact checkers

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Whatever happened to the global famine conspiracy? Thank you, UnHerd, for giving me the time and space to find out ... unherd.com/2025/04/meet-the-…
Meet the global famine conspiracists

Meet the global famine conspiracists

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I'm on my health journey. And so is everyone else. Including the MAGA bros ... unherd.com/2025/01/how-maga-…
How MAGA got hooked on supplements

How MAGA got hooked on supplements

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As international hissy fits threaten—and the price of coffee shoots through the roof—a link to my own coffee excursion in Colombia, courtesy of Wired Magazine, which sent me to discover coffee that would make Colombia Great Again. wired.com/2011/06/ff-cupofex…
Sip, Spit, Grade: Coffee Experts Crown Colombia's Best Beans

Sip, Spit, Grade: Coffee Experts Crown Colombia's Best Beans

Java connoisseurs from around the globe converge at the Cup of Excellence to grade hundreds of varieties of beans and find the very finest.

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Trump's Greenland playbook is old. Very old. unherd.com/2025/01/meet-the-…
Meet the original MAGA imperialist

Meet the original MAGA imperialist

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Thank you, Unherd, for giving me the opportunity to explore the parallel economy ... unherd.com/2024/12/the-maga-…
Here comes the anti-woke economy

Here comes the anti-woke economy

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Trump and primitive money ... unherd.com/2024/11/donald-tr…
Donald Trump: crypto president

Donald Trump: crypto president

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Our Bodies, Our Politics ... unherd.com/2024/11/can-rfk-j…
Can RFK Jr rebuild the American body?

Can RFK Jr rebuild the American body?

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Always loved Hunter Thompson, Tom Wolfe, Joan Didion. Thanks to UnHerd for giving me the chance to chime in from Vegas .... unherd.com/2024/10/will-sin-…
Will Sin City decide America's fate?

Will Sin City decide America's fate?

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Nothing to see here ... unherd.com/2024/10/how-the-d…
How the Diddy Conspiracy duped America

How the Diddy Conspiracy duped America

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