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Economic Policy
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Out of the Chaos, a Green Future?
Today on Aftermath: How the war in Iran may lead to a boost in renewable energy
Posted inEconomic Policy
Aftermath: Plastics Clogged in the Persian Gulf
In today’s inaugural newsletter: plastic supply chains, sulfuric acid export bans, and the war drags on.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Faltering War Economy
Trump’s war craters the economy in multiple ways, even if it somehow ends soon.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How the Iran War Threatens the AI Economy
Supply chain disruptions threaten the flow of computer chips, which power AI models.
Posted inBooks
Vertical Vertigo
Brian Callaci’s book describes the deregulatory strategies franchisors use to protect their profits.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The War Is Bad. The Cease-Fire Doesn’t Exist. The Future Is Awful.
Iran taking operational control of the Strait of Hormuz has enormous ripple effects.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Live Tax-Free and Die
After mining out state budgets for 50 years, conservative lawmakers across the country are now turning their pickaxes to local governments’ largest source of revenue: property taxes.
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Retrospective on Bidenomics
Joe Biden listened to the left on full employment. But the lasting effects were wanting, and the politics were brutal.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Private Credit Cartels
Wall Street wants you to believe AI is to blame for the incipient credit crisis. But the crappy software loans spooking investors are the products of old-economy greed and brazen collusion.