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Government Macro Economics

Chicago’s War on Jobs: Brandon Johnson Revives a Failed Tax That Never Worked

“You can’t tax yourself into prosperity.”
— Milton Friedman, University of Chicago

Let’s be clear: Chicago isn’t just flirting with economic suicide — it’s serving it up as policy.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s latest “budget innovation” is a $21-per-employee corporate head tax on businesses with more than 100 employees — the

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Healthcare

The Real Healthcare Crisis: No Prices, No Markets, No Freedom

“Nobody spends somebody else’s money as carefully as he spends his own.” — Milton Friedman


Here’s the dirty little secret Washington doesn’t want to talk about: the real problem with American healthcare isn’t a lack of money, or insurance, or government “solutions.” It’s that nothing in the system — from

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Media

David Ellison Just Changed the News Business Forever

Let’s start with the facts.
David Ellison just pulled off one of the most unexpected, high-velocity media moves of the decade — and he didn’t even blink.

Paramount, under Ellison’s new leadership, has bought The Free Press, the scrappy digital news outlet founded just four years ago by Bari Weiss.

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Government

Killing Merit: How Not to Fix Education

The next big idea from New York’s political class? Punish excellence early and call it progress.

New York City’s leading Democratic mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani, has unveiled a plan to phase out the city’s Gifted and Talented program for kindergarteners. He argues that identifying giftedness so early reinforces segregation and

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Business of Sports

Big Ten’s $2B Private Equity Proposal: Pros, Cons, and SEC Comparison

The Big Ten Conference is considering an unprecedented $2 billion private equity deal. If approved, this move would represent a fundamental shift in how college sports are financed, marking the first time a Power Five—or in today’s terms, a Power Two—league has allowed Wall Street capital into its operating structure.

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Geo Politics Healthcare

Greta, Davos, and the Smoke-Filled Kitchen

As of 2025, about 2.1 billion people—a full quarter of the global population—still cook and heat
their homes with wood, charcoal, dung, or crop waste. The World Health Organization estimates
3.2 million people die prematurely every year from the household air pollution this creates, with
women and children the most

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Healthcare

12 Rules for a Happier, More Prosperous Life

Every generation rediscovers the same truth: happiness and prosperity don’t come from government programs, lottery tickets, or waiting for someone else to fix your problems. They come from freedom, discipline, gratitude, and growth.

These twelve simple rules aren’t magic formulas. They’re reminders—short, sharp, and proven—that build both a better life

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Government

Move Washington Out of Washington

Bradley Tusk has been hammering this point for years, and he’s not wrong: if you’re an entrepreneur trying to win or survive a regulatory fight, Washington, D.C. is the last place you want to be. He’s seen it firsthand — the federal government is slow, dysfunctional, and unpredictable. You can

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Uncategorized

Special Debate: $100 Chicken Nuggets at the U.S. Open

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Good evening, New York. Tonight’s topic is unusual but telling: $100 chicken nuggets topped with caviar at the 2025 U.S. Open. Are they a symbol of economic inequality — or just capitalism at work?

Here are the facts:

  • The nuggets are sold by COQODAQ, a Korean fried chicken vendor.
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Finance Government

Trump’s Fed Revolution: A Seismic Shift From Wall Street to Main Street

For decades, the Federal Reserve has answered to Wall Street. Under President Trump, that era may be ending — and everyday Americans stand to gain the most.

The Fed’s Long Wall Street Bias

For more than a generation, the Federal Reserve has operated as the private banker of the elite.