By A collection of essays exploring American oligarchy and the culture of excess, providing a wry, unfiltered look at how the ultrarich shape—and sometimes warp—our social and political landscape. Provides a portrait of the tactics and obsessions driving this new Gilded Age, in which superyachts, luxury bunkers, elite tax dodges, and a torrent of political donations bespeak staggering disparities of wealth and power. It includes the indulgences, incentives, and psychological distortions that define our economic age. Each essay delves into a world that is rarely visible, from the outrageous to the fabulous to the ridiculous. Delves into the unprecedented Washington influence of Silicon Valley and Wall Street, drawing on in-depth interviews with billionaires, about their power and the explosive backlash it stirs. Originally published in The New Yorker, these essays have been revised and expanded to deliver an unflinching portrait of raw ambition, unimaginable fortune, and the rise of America’s modern oligarchy. They offer a wake-up call—a case against complacency in the face of unchecked excess, as the choices of the ultrarich ripple through our lives. Read more.