Most people think of inflation as a four-letter word in economic form. Prices go up, wages struggle to keep pace,… Read more
Category: Finance
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… Read more
LeBron: Endgame
A $5 billion war chest. Global investors from Saudi Arabia to Singapore. And LeBron James at the center of it… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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…. Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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