America Pass: A Smarter Way to Rethink Tariffs, Trade, and Global Leverage
“Free trade is a good thing, when it’s fair. Unfair trade cheaters must pay a price.” -Peter Navarro What if we stopped pretending that global trade was some…
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The Rain Didn’t Stop. Neither Did the Pressure on Farmers.
I just finished watching Clarkson’s Farm Season 4, and wow, it made me think. Congratulations to the entire crew. Well done, all. It’s easy to be entertained by Jeremy Clarkson as he barrels across muddy fields or argues with Caleb about cows and piglets. But this season, something changed. The weather turned. The laughter slowed….
Let the Market Tell the Story
Act I: The Camera Pulls Back Hollywood is at a crossroads. It is not the kind you write in a script, with a hero staring into the sunset and wondering which road to take. No, this is a real one. A financial one. An existential one. Studios are laying people off. Writers are scrambling to…
The War That Words Won’t End
There is a strange silence at the heart of this war. It is not the quiet of ceasefire. Nor the stillness of peace. It is the silence of stalemate — one that hums with drone strikes, artillery barrages, and the sound of closed diplomatic doors. This week, the Russo-Ukrainian war entered yet another phase of…
America’s Grapes of Wrath: The Crisis We Can No Longer Ignore.
April 17, 2025 When John Steinbeck published The Grapes of Wrath in 1939, the reaction was swift and controversial. While some celebrated its unflinching portrayal of hardship during the Great Depression, others bitterly condemned the novel, accusing Steinbeck of distorting reality and smearing America’s reputation. Book burnings and bannings were common as many refused to…
Memorandum: Framework for Creation of the Federal Social Impact LLC (FSI-LLC)
To: Legislative Counsel / Policy Development TeamsFrom: Lynn ScheidRe: Legal Structure and Regulatory Framework for a Federal Social Impact Limited Liability CompanyDate: April 12, 2025 Executive Summary This memorandum outlines the proposed statutory and regulatory structure for a new federal business entity: the Federal Social Impact Limited Liability Company (FSI-LLC). The FSI-LLC is a mission-aligned,…
Purpose, Meet Profit: Reinventing Business at the Federal Level
Forty years ago, I opened my first business. Since then, I’ve launched and operated more than a hundred others—from a dance studio and a café to property management, production services, office cleaning, and media ventures. Each one was built to be profitable. But they also shared a deeper belief: that business can—and should—do good. Back…
It’s Time to End the Global Giveaway of U.S. Social Security
Social Security was built as a lifeline for American workers — not a pension system for the world. Yet, every month, the U.S. government sends Social Security checks to over 700,000 individuals living outside the United States. Shockingly, nearly half of these recipients aren’t even U.S. citizens. They live in countries ranging from Japan to…
100 Years After the Scopes Trial, America Reclaims Its Schools
“Scopes Trial: Evolution vs. Creationism” In the summer heat of 1925, a small Tennessee courtroom turned into the center of a national storm. Reporters from across the country crowded into Dayton’s Rhea County Courthouse to witness a spectacle that would be remembered for generations. On trial was John T. Scopes, a young biology teacher accused…
Sleeper Cells, Cartels, and Domestic Extremists: Are Americans Truly Safe in 2025?
WASHINGTON— On the surface, life in the United States seems to continue with its usual rhythms—subway trains rumble beneath New York, children spill into schoolyards in Chicago, and tourists snap selfies in front of the Capitol. But beneath the normalcy, a familiar undercurrent of fear is returning. The threat of terrorist sleeper cells, once thought…