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Scentralized Power

Dew pearls on iris leaves, glistening in the pale light of the early morning sun. White blossoms infuse the air with their characteristic scent of jasmine. The landscape blooms with centifolia roses and fragrant lavender, flamboyant against the clear...

The AI wave rippling through the US economy has raised both excitement and alarm. As an immense amount of capital changes hands between companies in the industry and investments in AI make up an increasing share of US GDP growth, some analysts now pr...

The AI Bandage

The AI wave rippling through the US economy has raised both excitement and alarm. As an immense amount of capital changes hands between companies in the industry and investments in AI make up an increasing share of US GDP growth, some analysts now pr...

President Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout plan for Argentina represents a resurrection of dollar diplomacy—a term describing the practice of using US financial power to influence foreign politics. Over the 20th century, the dollar became incre...

Dollar Cronyism

President Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout plan for Argentina represents a resurrection of dollar diplomacy—a term describing the practice of using US financial power to influence foreign politics. Over the 20th century, the dollar became incre...

President Donald Trump has positioned himself as a champion of the working class, yet his economic policies indicate otherwise. In July of this year, Trump signed a new “Big Beautiful Bill” into law, which included a provision that eliminates tax...

$2.13 an Hour: The Reality of Tipped Labor in America

President Donald Trump has positioned himself as a champion of the working class, yet his economic policies indicate otherwise. In July of this year, Trump signed a new “Big Beautiful Bill” into law, which included a provision that eliminates tax...

Gen Z is often hailed as the most optimistic generation yet. Gen Z will be the one to solve the complex mess of problems they inherited from their elders. Gen Z will be the one to save the planet, speak out against injustice, and change the system fo...

The Brain Drain No One Is Talking About

Gen Z is often hailed as the most optimistic generation yet. Gen Z will be the one to solve the complex mess of problems they inherited from their elders. Gen Z will be the one to save the planet, speak out against injustice, and change the system fo...

In February 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order containing a plan for the establishment of an American sovereign wealth fund (SWF), a state-owned investment fund comprised of government revenues. In his executive order, President...

An American Piggy Bank

In February 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order containing a plan for the establishment of an American sovereign wealth fund (SWF), a state-owned investment fund comprised of government revenues. In his executive order, President...

Leaves burst into a dizzying array of colors, softly alighting on the ground with each new gust of wind. Rain rivulets stream down a foggy window pane as embers crackle in the enchanting glow of a fireplace. For some, autumn descends in these details...

A Latte in Common

Leaves burst into a dizzying array of colors, softly alighting on the ground with each new gust of wind. Rain rivulets stream down a foggy window pane as embers crackle in the enchanting glow of a fireplace. For some, autumn descends in these details...

At a DC conference this September, a coalition of politicians, Yes In My Back Yard (YIMBY) activists, investors, academics, and 2000s-era policy wonk bloggers-turned Substack writers rallied behind a common cause: the Abundance Agenda. The guest list...

Build, Baby, Build

At a DC conference this September, a coalition of politicians, Yes In My Back Yard (YIMBY) activists, investors, academics, and 2000s-era policy wonk bloggers-turned Substack writers rallied behind a common cause: the Abundance Agenda. The guest list...

When New York City’s congestion pricing plan launched on January 5, 2025, the sky did not fall—but traffic did. After months of political struggle and years of public debate, the policy delivered what its advocates promised: Vehicle entries south...

In Tolls We Trust

When New York City’s congestion pricing plan launched on January 5, 2025, the sky did not fall—but traffic did. After months of political struggle and years of public debate, the policy delivered what its advocates promised: Vehicle entries south...

Whether we accept it or not, the impending rise of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), a theoretical expansion of AI capabilities that are equally or more proficient than a human mind, will be the significant technological shift of our lifetimes. ...

Automation Avalanche

Whether we accept it or not, the impending rise of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), a theoretical expansion of AI capabilities that are equally or more proficient than a human mind, will be the significant technological shift of our lifetimes. ...