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A Plan for the Western World’s Revival AA

By Jamie Dimon Sept. 28, 2026

Principles of Government · October 31, 2026 ·

By Jamie Dimon Sept. 28, 2026 – America’s global leadership rests on three pillars. If any one of them fails, it could doom the whole enterprise. The first pillar is maintaining the world’s pre-eminent military. The second is remaining the world’s pre-eminent economy, which is foundational to having the pre-eminent military. (The U.S. dollar’s role as the global reserve currency depends on both pillars.) The third pillar is reinvigorating the American …values …. We must rededicate ourselves to the values and principles that made this nation great, including free enterprise. Read More

Americans Are Getting Caught in the Safety Net AA

By Paul Ryan and Les Ford Aug. 20, 2026

Principles of Government · September 7, 2026 ·

By Paul Ryan and Les Ford Aug. 20, 2026 – …America’s safety net is badly broken. It often punishes families who make progress toward financial stability. Parents who work more hours or increase their salaries can lose more in benefits than they gain in income…. a hypothetical single parent in the District of Columbia gains nothing financially as earnings rise from $11,000 to $65,000. When these “benefit cliffs” punish parents for earning more or getting married, they weaken the foundations of self-sufficiency and help transmit poverty from one generation to the next….UBI doesn’t solve any of this and creates another benefit cliff. Rather than reforming the safety net that discourages work and marriage, UBI would make unconditional assistance a permanent feature. Read More

Debt Has Always Been the Ruin of Great Powers. Is the U.S. Next? AA

By Niall Ferguson Feb. 21, 2025

Principles of Government · August 24, 2026 ·

By Niall Ferguson Feb. 21, 2025 – What I call Ferguson’s Law states that any great power that spends more on debt service than on defense risks ceasing to be a great power. The insight is not mine but originates with the Scottish political theorist Adam Ferguson, whose “Essay on the History of Civil Society” (1767) brilliantly identified the perils of excessive public debt. Read More

The AI Revolution Will Bring Prosperity AA

By Phil Gramm and Michael Solon Nov. 2, 2025

Principles of Government · August 24, 2026 ·

By Phil Gramm and Michael Solon Nov. 2, 2025 – Amid all the pessimism and calls for government protection, it’s important to remember that our only window into the future is the past. From the colossal changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution to the Digital Revolution of the last quarter-century, improvements in technology have created an array of jobs that far exceeded—in quantity and quality—the ones eliminated, elevating standards of living. History offers cautionary tales of how special interests and public fear can spawn government policies that delay progress and raise the cost of the transition. Read More

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