“Issues such as transparency often boil down to which side of - pick a number - 40 you're on. Under 40, and transparency is generally considered a good thing for society. Over 40, and one generally chooses privacy over transparency. On every side of this issue, hypocrisy abounds.”

Canadian journalist and magazine editor

Graydon Carter is a Canadian journalist and magazine editor. Born in 1949, he is best known for leading Vanity Fair from 1992 to 2017 and for helping found the satirical magazine Spy in 1986. He co-founded Spy with Kurt Andersen and Thomas L. Phillips, Jr., and later co-launched the weekly newsletter Air Mail with Alessandra Stanley in 2019. His career has centered on long-form journalism, magazine culture, and a polished, media-savvy view of public life.