Every once in a while, a problem comes along that is so big, so intertwined with everything else, that we stop seeing it. Housing in America is like […]
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When Fewer Babies Meet Rising Prices. Rethinking Inflation in an Aging World
Most people think of inflation as a four-letter word in economic form. Prices go up, wages struggle to keep pace, and that weekly grocery bill becomes another gut […]
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Unequal. Unjust. Unacceptable: A Global Dashboard of Redistribution and Inequality
What happens when we stop asking how much people make and start asking how fairly it gets shared? That question drives the new web-based dashboard “Who Shares the […]
Finance / Sports
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LeBron: Endgame
A $5 billion war chest. Global investors from Saudi Arabia to Singapore. And LeBron James at the center of it all, potentially plotting the most audacious challenge to […]
Ethics / Finance / Technology
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Semiconductors and the Art of Missing the Moment
There’s an old saying in the semiconductor world: chips are the new oil. That metaphor, like most good ones, has limits. Oil runs downhill. Chips run on demand. […]
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What We Get Wrong About Doing Good, Part 1
Not long ago, I sat down with the director of a small nonprofit working on food insecurity in a mid-sized city. The organization was lean, focused, and well-respected […]
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Small Towns Deserve More Than Empty Promises
Washington debates often revolve around numbers. Trillions in spending. Billions in cuts. A line item here. A policy adjustment there. Out in rural America, the numbers feel less […]
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America’s Smallest Businesses, and Its Biggest Policy Blind Spot
You can walk down any Main Street in America and see the small businesses policymakers so often call the “backbone of the economy.” Storefronts, shops, and local employers […]
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When Revenue Rises but Stability Slips
Tariffs are back, louder, sharper, and more lucrative than they’ve been in decades. As of mid-June, the federal government has collected over $72 billion from tariffs in 2025, […]
Ethics / Finance / Healthcare
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What Happens When Washington Forgets the Heartland
Every so often, Congress confronts a decision that seems technocratic on the surface but reveals something deeper about our national character. The current debate over Medicaid funding for […]