Publications

Republican claims of massive government fraud are difficult to reconcile with Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative, which failed to uncover the large-scale abuses politicians continue to cite.

Reducing Federal Reserve transparency under Kevin Warsh could increase market uncertainty and create greater opportunities for insider influence and corruption.

Reducing wealth inequality requires more than taxing billionaires; strong public services and democratic reforms are more effective at limiting concentrated economic and political power.

Rising import prices provide further evidence that US businesses and consumers, not foreign exporters, are bearing the cost of Trump’s tariffs, adding to inflationary pressures.

Trump’s war with Iran achieved little beyond terms already contained in the Obama-era nuclear agreement while exposing strategic failures and imposing significant human and economic costs.

Rising fuel prices and uncertainty linked to Trump’s war with Iran have accelerated global EV adoption, making China the biggest beneficiary of the resulting surge in demand.

Instead of focusing on zoning and deregulation, a true abundance agenda would weaken patent and copyright monopolies that raise costs, concentrate wealth, and limit access to medicine, technology, and housing.

New inflation data point to mounting economic pressures linked to Trump administration policies, while the European experience raises fresh questions about the need for Section 230 immunity for major social media platforms.

The projected Social Security shortfall reflects decades of upward income redistribution and is significantly smaller than the military spending increase proposed by the Trump administration.

While concerns about AI-driven inequality are valid, an AI sovereign wealth fund could concentrate power and wealth further, whereas stronger taxes, antitrust enforcement, and labor protections offer more direct solutions.