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Government Macro Economics

Stakeholder Capitalism Fails Because It Forgets the Power of Free Markets

There’s a quiet revolution stirring—and it’s not coming from activist boardrooms or ESG committees. It’s coming from markets, investors, and everyday shareholders who are finally demanding a return to clarity, accountability, and growth. After years of drifting into the foggy waters of stakeholder capitalism, the world is beginning to remember

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Government Macro Economics

Recession? Not So Fast. The Data Say Otherwise

Ever since President Donald Trump’s landslide re-election in November 2024, the media-industrial complex and its political allies have been screaming one word louder than ever: recession. Cable news pundits, legacy newspapers, and a veritable army of social media doom-posters are ringing the alarm bells. “The Trump economy is on

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Government

From Bureaucratic Quagmire to Trump 2.0: Slaying the Leviathan in Medicaid and Broadband

The federal government’s track record with grand initiatives offers a tale of two extremes—Medicaid’s swift and efficient rollout in the 1960s versus the bureaucratic gridlock of today’s rural broadband program. Medicaid transformed from legislation to reality in under five years. By contrast, the Build Back Better broadband push—three years old