DiscoverThe CurrentHow the ultrarich get into petty fights, influence power and live so lavishly
How the ultrarich get into petty fights, influence power and live so lavishly

How the ultrarich get into petty fights, influence power and live so lavishly

Update: 2025-06-06
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There’s more billionaires in the world now than ever before. And as wealth is concentrated into the hands of a small group of people, the power of those select few is also growing – particularly in the US, where billionaires have been getting more and more access to Donald Trump. The journalist Evan Osnos tells Matt Galloway about the influence and excesses of the .01%, which he charts in his new book, The Haves and the Have Yachts.

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How the ultrarich get into petty fights, influence power and live so lavishly

How the ultrarich get into petty fights, influence power and live so lavishly