Empathy

Mackenzie Scott has donated US$7.2 billion of her personal fortune to a variety of organisations this year. That brings her total giving to more than US$26 billion since her divorce.

I appreciate there is a great degree of complex argument and tax efficiency involved in this level of philanthropy but I have always had a sense that there is an inherent level of personal atonement for Mackenzie given the origins of much of her wealth.

In a week where the Trump administration rolled back to Times New Roman having claimed Calibri was ‘woke’, I’m taking this as a positive news story.

When the department switched to Calibri from Times New Roman in 2023, officials said the move was intended to improve accessibility for readers with disabilities, such as low vision and dyslexia, and for people using assistive technologies, like screen readers. Apparently, Trump believes this will restore decorum.