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The Labyrinth of Three Clocks: Venezuela 1998–2025
María Corina Machado's Nobel Peace Prize arrives as Venezuela navigates 27 years measured by three clocks: output, distribution, and rights. A data-driven narrative tracking boom, crash, and the quietest clock—democracy—that decides repair.
Sep 30, 202515 min
governanceThe Vanishing Rungs: How U.S. Taxes Tilted, Why Inequality Grew, and What to Fix (1970s → 2025)
A good tax code is a ladder you can climb and a floor you can stand on. Since the 1970s, we've quietly shaved rungs off the ladder at the top—capital income taxed more gently, corporate rates falling—and replaced them with tacks on the floor. This essay maps that drift with numbers, not slogans,.
Sep 29, 202520 min