Tariffs are back, louder, sharper, and more lucrative than they’ve been in decades. As of mid-June, the federal government has… Read more
Category: Finance
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… Read more
The American Dream Is Collapsing Under Student Debt
Last year, I wrote about the mounting risks of student loan delinquency. It was bad then. It is worse now…. Read more
Who Pays for Dinner?
The House Agriculture Committee just passed a $300 billion proposal that answers one question with brutal clarity: Who pays for… Read more
Coinbase Just Crashed the Club
On May 19, Coinbase joins the S&P 500, the index that defines American capitalism. This is the first time a crypto-native… Read more
Still Using Google? So Are 90% of Us. That’s Kind of the Problem.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a major antitrust lawsuit against Google in October 2020. That legal challenge could reshape… Read more
Why Our Cities Are Quietly Breaking Down
There is a quiet, slow erosion happening across American cities. It is not an earthquake or a sudden crash. It… Read more
This Time, the People Won
Last night, something remarkable happened in Wisconsin. In a special election many thought would fly under the radar, the people… Read more
At the Crossroads of Fandom & Investing, the currency is made of cardboard
There was a time when a baseball card was a keepsake of childhood, folded into a bike spoke, tucked into… Read more
Who Gets the Keys? How AI is Deciding Who Can Buy a Home
Redlining shaped America’s housing and financial systems for decades. Banks and developers systematically excluded Black and immigrant communities from wealth-building… Read more