Legislative Issues
The $7 Trillion AI Buildout: Growth, Grid Pressure, and the Data Center Backlash
Artificial intelligence depends on physical infrastructure. Its economic benefits and local costs...
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Financial Literacy
Fading Faith: Why Americans Are Sour on Capitalism at the 250th Anniversary
Americans still believe in enterprise. What they increasingly distrust is an economy that appears...
Legislative Issues
Why Hyperscale AI Keeps Colliding With Local Politics
America’s race to expand artificial intelligence capacity is colliding with communities that see...
Legislative Issues
The Local Fight Over Data Centers: A Texas Case Study
A wave of county ordinances forced Texas to freeze new data center connections statewide.
AI and Automation
Blackout Priority and Whether Data Centers Should Be First to Lose Power
AI growth is testing whether households should remain protected when electricity supplies cannot...
Affordability and Costs
From Barrel to Borrowing Cost and How Oil Shocks Raise Every Interest Rate
An overseas oil shock can raise borrowing costs even when higher interest rates cannot produce more...
Government Taxation, Spending, and Debt
The $71 Billion Tariff Refund and When Trade Policy Becomes a Budget Liability
Trade taxes can support federal revenue, but disputed collections may quickly become expensive...
Financial Literacy
The $1,000 Ownership Experiment and Whether Trump Accounts Can Build Wealth From Birth
A universal investment seed can expand ownership, yet unequal contributions may compound the wealth...
Government Taxation, Spending, and Debt
The Blue-Wafer Loophole and Whether Solar Tax Credits Fund Tariff Evasion
Taxpayer-funded solar incentives may reward domestic factories, or merely finance the final step of...
Financial Literacy
The Caremark Deal: Will PBM Reforms Lower Prescription Bills?
Hidden prescription middlemen promise savings, yet their pricing rules can leave patients paying...