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Government Macro Economics

Zero-Sum Government, Win-Win Capitalism: How Builders Can Save the Public Sector

with credit to Katherine Boyle

The biggest threat to American prosperity isn’t foreign—it’s domestic. It’s a mindset. A bureaucratic allergy to progress.

Folks, let me lay it out plain and simple: we have a clash of worldviews. On one side, a bloated, risk-averse government trapped in a zero-sum loop—where progress

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Government

The Fed’s $232 Billion Black Hole — and Washington’s Deafening Silence

At Optimum Broadband, we focus on where markets, money, and digital policy intersect. But sometimes, the biggest stories aren’t found in crypto charts or fiber infrastructure—they’re hiding in plain sight, buried beneath jargon and bureaucratic complacency. Today’s case in point: the Federal Reserve’s jaw-dropping $232 billion loss. That’s right. The

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Geo Politics

Guardrails and Grit

This is the win-win scenario. The U.S. government and Nippon Steel both signed onto a deal that preserves national security, protects American workers, and brings new life to one of the country’s most iconic industrial brands. No screaming matches, no broken markets—just a smart agreement with clear boundaries and mutual

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Geo Politics Macro Economics

The China Tech Mirage: All Show, No Go

Time to rip off the Band-Aid, folks—China’s tech supremacy? Mostly hype, hollow stats, and a heavy dose of state-run smoke and mirrors. For years we’ve been treated to breathless claims that Beijing is on an unstoppable march to dominate the global economy. They’ve got the factories, the funding, the five-year

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Crypto Finance

The Stablecoin Surge: How Visa, Stripe, and Mastercard Are Reinventing the U.S. Payments Industry—and Why Washington Needs to stay Out of the Way

Something remarkable is happening in the U.S. payments industry, and for once, it’s not coming from Capitol Hill—it’s coming from the innovators in the private sector. Visa, Stripe, and Mastercard—three titans of American enterprise—are embracing blockchain-based stablecoins, signaling a seismic shift in how money moves. They’re not dabbling. They’re building

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Business of Sports

A Fan’s Perspective on the House v. NCAA Settlement: Impact on SEC Men’s Football, Men’s Basketball, and Women’s Basketball (with running commentary )

Key Components of the House Settlement

The House v. NCAA settlement, effective for the 2025-26 academic year and running through 2034-35, resolves three antitrust lawsuits—House v. NCAA, Hubbard v. NCAA, and Carter v. NCAA. Its key provisions include:

  1. Backpay for Former Athletes:
    • Approximately $2.8 billion over 10 years
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Macro Economics

A Throwback Thursday Editorial: New York’s Housing Crisis and the Folly of Interventionism

By Milton Friedman, as channeled for June 5, 2025

New York City, once the pulsing heart of American enterprise, is strangling under the weight of its housing crisis. Skyrocketing rents, vanishing vacancies, and a construction pace that limps behind demand threaten to choke the city’s vitality. The 2025 mayoral candidates,

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Uncategorized

AI Fearmongering: A Globalist Gambit That Hands the CCP a Win

Let’s get something straight from the top—America doesn’t need another round of liberal scare tactics masquerading as intellectual insight. When Globalists starts echoing apocalyptic AI nonsense, it’s not about protecting workers or promoting innovation. No, it’s about expanding the globalist regulatory state, handing more power to unelected bureaucrats, and letting