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Upstairs Subsidies: Bailouts, Class, and the American Idea of Capitalism
In U.S. crises, public money moves fastest through pipes that already exist for capital. Banks receive oxygen in hours; households receive forms. The result is a recovery that tilts upward. This essay maps the architecture of those upstairs subsidies, the class and political consequences, and a.
Jan 28, 202622 min
governance"When Life Was Swell": What Made 1950s America Feel Great
The 1950s feel "great" in American memory because a rare alignment of structure and sentiment briefly made prosperity look simple: Roosevelt-era institutions set the floor; postwar demand and geopolitical luck raised the ceiling; the Cold War paid for laboratories and launchpads; rivals lay in.
Oct 4, 202528 min