The Renewal
POLITICAL POWER · CONGRESS · TRADE
April 16, 2026
Emergency powers granted under
national security and trade laws,
initially intended as temporary
measures, have become enduring.
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The War Ends–Now What?
ENERGY PRICES · INFLATION · CLEAN ENERGY
April 9, 2026
Energy shortages linked to ongoing
geopolitical tensions continue to
strain the economy even as conflicts…
No Way In
LABOR · ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · ECONOMY
April 7, 2026
Artificial intelligence is reshaping
the labor market by removing
entry-level tasks rather than…
The War You Don’t See
WAR AND SECURITY · UKRAINE · MILITARY TECHNOLOGY
March 31, 2026
The article examines how modern
warfare extends beyond geography,
focusing on the strain multiple…
The End of the Parking Lot
Dividend
NEW HAMPSHIRE · LOCAL GOVERNMENT · PUBLIC FINANCE
March 30, 2026
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is
transforming a former retail site
into multifamily housing, increasing
assessed property value and.
How Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is
replacing retail with housing—and
why Newington isn’t sure it can
The chain-link fence went up on a…
The New Math of Dinner
FOOD CULTURE · RESTAURANTS · COST OF LIVING
March 25, 2026
Rising and uneven food prices are
reshaping dinner choices, with
high-cost items like beef and…
The Therapy Hour
MEDICINE · HEALTH INSURANCE · PUBLIC FINANCE
March 22, 2026
Autism therapy in the U.S. has
become a rapidly expanding
Medicaid-funded industry, with…
Losing a Free Press
POLITICAL POWER · WHITE HOUSE · LAW AND COURTS
March 20, 2026
Press freedom in the United States
faces increasing constraints through
conditional access to government…
Just Messing With Computers –
Part VI
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS · ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
March 19, 2026
The article explores how global
trade and communication networks
form a complex, adaptive system
resembling parallel computing, with
AI revealing.
One evening I was looking at a
real-time map of cargo ships moving
around the planet…
