Notes on the Mellon Grant Industrial Complex
For Alexander’s courage, she was paid $2.2 million in combined compensation in 2024. One reason it’s hard to take this mumbo jumbo seriously is that supporters of elite “social justice” do things like call the fabulously rich leader of a billion-dollar philanthropy “courageous.”
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This is a hilarious illustration of Mellon’s power: guy has criticisms of my article (fair!) but admits donors having monopoly power is concerning. Then his friends yell at him, he apologizes for his white privilege, says I’m an enemy of racial justice, and deletes the article.
