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My meeting with "the banker"
I was invited to meet with an exec of a big bank. I recap it.
A Case of American Exceptionalism
We're blasting through our savings, putting us at odds with the rest of the world.
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Defense doesn't win championships
Workers are feeling the sting. It's time to open up the offense.
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July 2023

A few things before a brief hiatus
The lay of the land before some time away.

June 2023

15 years later, is this the "great reset?"
The economy sort of looks like...2007.
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A Republican(!) student loan plan I can get behind
A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one!
When it comes to the news, we get what we pay for
Why we should invest in better information sources.
The costs of $160 trillion in 20 years
We've generated a lot of wealth, but it wasn't cheap.

May 2023

Put that appendectomy on your credit card
Creditors find fresh meat at hospitals and doctor's offices. Great.
Are we winning the inflation fight or what?
We've been fighting inflation for a year. Are we winning or what?

April 2023

AI: The new metaverse?
AI is seemingly everywhere, like the metaverse was supposed to be.
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Living through the lost decade(s)
I’m feeling lucky to be living in such interesting times.
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