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
October 3
Government shutdowns have been normalized. Since 1976, we’ve seen 20 funding gaps, resulting in 10 government shutdowns. It’s a form of economic strike — just not an effective one, as shutdowns create blame but seldom achieve political goals. The Democrats have been uncharacteristically strategic in…
September 26
For David and Larry Ellison, the credits of The Fantastic Four: First Steps are the best part of the film. Specifically, they are the opportunity: The scrolling list of more than 3,000 cast and crew members is a sign of an industry ripe for disruption.…
September 19
Political violence in America has (mostly) been a subject for history class — seen only in black-and-white photos and scratchy newsreel footage. Not since the 1960s and early ’70s have we seen a summer like 2025. Now, as then, we are caught in a crisis…
September 12
The Atlantic’s George Packer wrote: “Charlie Kirk’s murder is a tragedy for his family and a disaster for the country. In an atmosphere of national paranoia and hatred, each act of political violence makes the next one more likely.” But that’s not what this post…
September 5
Loneliness is lucrative. Leonid Radvinsky, the secretive owner of OnlyFans, received a $700 million windfall last year, while the platform’s top tier of content creators — mostly women — earn millions annually. With $7.2 billion in annual gross revenue and just 46 employees, OnlyFans may…
August 29
Near the end of the pandemic, American workers had enough leverage to mount nearly 400 strikes, marking the greatest number of labor actions in 10 years. A former Department of Labor official and member of the National Labor Relations Board described 2023 — the year…
August 22
Jessica Tarlov, my Raging Moderates co-host, has talked with a string of Democratic leaders since we launched the podcast about a year ago. Most agree that the party must do a better job of demonstrating what it stands for, not just what it’s against. However,…
August 15
One query I get often is “What class/skill would you suggest our kids take/learn to compete in the modern economy?” A few years ago, people expected me to say STEM, or make the contrarian case for a liberal arts education. Today, the expectation is AI.…
August 8
Economies are defined by scarcity, not abundance (scarcity = value). Today, information is abundant, attention is scarce. The scale of the world’s largest companies, the wealth of its richest people, and the power of governments are all rooted in the extraction, monetization, and custody of…
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