Berggruen, money, and philosophy

The annual "money" issue of the New York Times (yes, they have such an issue) has a piece about the billionaire Nicholas Berggruen and his interest in philosophy.    Among the skeptics, I'm quoted, as is Ned Hall from Harvard.  (More context here.)   My suggestion was that rather than handing out million dollar checks, he could have more impact by endowing philosophy positions in different universities, but that didn't make it in.  Of course, my real view is that his wealth should be seized to meet human needs, but I figured that definitely wasn't going to make it into the "money" issue of the NYT!  (The author of this article, by the way, is author of a very funny piece on why sauvignon blanc is awful, which is why I agreed to talk to him!)