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Melinda Gates, Infinite Fertility, and J.D. Vance

JD Vance at the Allen and Co. Sun Valley conference
(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Theodore Schleifer
July 14, 2021

One of the most rewarding parts of writing for this community is the feedback that I receive from readers. I’ve been inundated with great questions over the past week, and I’ll be engaging with some of them here—in addition to a few observations of my own. 


You reported last week on unease within The Gates Foundation, in part due to a new governance structure that could send Melinda French Gates packing in two years if things get too tense. I know you aren’t Freud, a performance coach, or a divorce attorney, but what do you think actually happens?