Devaluation
MACROECONOMICS · INFLATION · TRADE
February 2, 2026
The U.S. dollar has declined by
10 to 12 percent against major
currencies over the past year.
Carney at Davos
POLITICAL POWER · WAR AND SECURITY · TRADE
January 27, 2026
The speech that quietly changed
the conversation
At Davos last week, Canada’s
prime minister, Mark Carney…
The Bully Who Didn’t Know He’d
Lost
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER · TRADE
January 22, 2026
At the Davos conference, Donald
Trump disrupted the usual
diplomatic decorum with
exaggerated claims, false…
Saving Greenland
POLITICAL POWER · WAR AND SECURITY · TRADE
January 17, 2026
The article argues that Donald
Trump’s proposal to acquire
Greenland is rooted in an
outdated Monroe Doctrine.
When Reliability Becomes Risk
WAR AND SECURITY · EUROPE · CANADA
January 15, 2026
The Trump administration’s
unpredictable approach to
alliances has prompted NATO
members and close allies to…
Closed Until Further Notice
TAXES · PUBLIC FINANCE · WHITE HOUSE
January 12, 2026
A new federal endowment tax,
effective mid-2026, imposes
rates up to 8 percent on large
private research.
Best-in-World, On Purpose
HEALTH INSURANCE · PUBLIC HEALTH · HOSPITALS
January 7, 2026
A Blueprint for Replacing
America’s Health Care System
With One That Works
It starts the way so many…
The Neighbor Problem
POLITICAL POWER · WAR AND SECURITY
January 6, 2026
Canada faces a pivotal decade
as longstanding assumptions
about U.S. stability erode,
prompting a need to build.
The Economy Is Forked
MACROECONOMICS · LABOR · COST OF LIVING
December 23, 2025
The U.S. economy exhibits a
K-shaped recovery pattern,
where gains concentrate among
higher earners while many
workers.
An hourglass economy—with all
the sand rushing to the top.
I read everything Paul Krugman
writes. Today he wrote about
our K-shaped economy, and I
knew exactly what he meant.
It’s the moment you flinch at
the total in your grocery cart…