Every essay published by Refined Journal, listed chronologically.
Jun 28, 2026
Biography
A boy from the Bronx built an American aristocracy and sold it back.
4 min read
Jun 21, 2026
History
The difference between procrastination and mastery is smaller than most people think.
3 min read
Jun 14, 2026
Culture
Walt Disney's biggest idea came from watching his daughters on a carousel.
Jun 7, 2026
His daughter was three months old. He had four decades of work behind him.
May 24, 2026
Charlie Munger built a fortune and refused almost everything it could buy.
May 17, 2026
Winston Churchill ran a country from three pillows, a whisky, and a stack of dispatches.
May 15, 2026
Society
A long essay from me, three months in the making.
10 min read
May 10, 2026
Paul Newman treated his fortune as a problem worth solving before it solved him.
May 3, 2026
A young Greek outsider walked into a shipyard with terms no one had used before.
