Essays on Finance & Policy · Est. 2026
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Fiscal Policy: What Government Spending Actually Does
When governments spend money they don't have, what actually happens? A clear-eyed look at deficits, debt, and why economists disagree so fiercely about both.
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Inflation Is Not One Thing
The CPI is a single number, but inflation is not a single phenomenon. Understanding its different causes leads to very different policy responses — and very different outcomes.
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These essays exist because most economic commentary is either too technical to be useful or too vague to be honest. This is my attempt at something better.
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“The first duty of a journalist is to decide which facts matter.”
— Michael Kinsley
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