American capitalism is often described as a contest. Firms compete. Investors choose. Markets decide. That story, repeated so often it… Read more
Month: January 2026
The Machinery of Democracy: Literature as a Software Service and a Public Good
In 2020, Kanye West tried to get on the presidential ballot in Wisconsin. He needed 2,000 signatures. He submitted 2,422…. Read more
The Quiet Return of Taxation Without Representation
Bruce Richardson has spent a lifetime around tea. He runs Elmwood Inn Fine Teas in Danville, Kentucky, imports leaves from… Read more
Protected: Family items
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America’s Most Underrated Engine of Opportunity
Evening light spills across the parking lot of a community college as classrooms begin to fill for the night. Students… Read more
How a Consumer Protection Law Became a Corporate Accounting Game
A woman stands at a pharmacy counter on a gray Tuesday afternoon, sliding her insurance card across the laminate. She… Read more
Adaptive Hiring: A Human-Centered Way to Build Future-Ready Teams
Tuesday mornings in shared workspaces look the same across the country. Coffee cups gather beside laptops. Notifications blink with quiet… Read more
How Immigration Policy Became a Health Care Shortage
On a quiet street in Shelby, North Carolina, a medical office sat ready for a colleague who would never arrive…. Read more
The New Year’s Resolution Hidden in Our Supply Chains
On a gray Tuesday morning in a former warehouse on the edge of a Midwestern city, a small factory hums… Read more