The coolest part of DOGE is that while they crippled medical research and cost-effective foreign aid programs, they also didn’t save any money.

Finally, I don't think people appreciate just how much re-inflation we've had. Last year core PCE inflation was 2.8%. It was forecasted to fall to 2.2% in the first half of this year, instead it was 3.0% (annual rate).

Indianapolis needs to stop pretending it can "end homelessness," an objective that was supposed to have been achieved by 2023 and has now been promised again for 2028. indystar.com/story/opinion/…

Alden Global Capital fails in its attempt to get its tentacles on The Dallas Morning News | Nieman Journalism Lab - good write up and analysis by ⁦Joshua Benton (@joshuabenton.com on Bluesky)⁩ niemanlab.org/2025/07/alden-…

Excellent column on Indianapolis homelessness (and unaffordable housing) by James Briggs:

I've been calling this a "Frozen" job market for awhile. Now I would call it a red flag. The economy is barely adding any jobs. July: 73,000 June: 14,000 --> The weakest since Dec 2020 May: 19,000 Healthcare makes up almost all the jobs added in the past 3 months. Many

Progressive ideology has led to poor governance in blue states and blue cities. This naturally makes the American electorate reluctant to scale progressive governance up to the national level. noahpinion.blog/p/why-does-eve…

Welp axios.com/newsletters/ax…

This is awful. Reliable economic data is a key strength of the US economy. When Argentina and Greece faked economic data it contributed to major crises. I don't think Trump will be able to fake the data given the procedures. But there is now a risk plus an awful appearance.

I’m really excited to be introduced to the RFK Jr of statistics

Jd Vance was hyping the BLS data this morning! Was this fake data or did the BLS forget to tinker with this subset as they tried to smear Trump?

After the 2022 midterms I started buying the idea that polling on the economy was a mirage and since most people liked their personal financial situation it wasn’t something that moved voters. In retrospect that was obviously untrue, and Dem over-performance was due to Dobbs,

From today's newsletter: Kayla Dwyer showed up to the Statehouse early on Monday to fact check Diego Morales' claims that he gets there at 5:30 a.m. indystar.com/story/nletter/…

Missed y’all too NY🧡💙

Smh all you had to do was ask John Cena

Bachelors degree recipients contribute around $700,443 more than high school graduates back to the economy through higher taxes and spending. Capping out-of-state enrollment will help us retain them and reverse Indiana’s brain drain. Read my latest column below.

Capping out-of-state student enrollment will reverse Indiana’s brain drain: indystar.com/story/opinion/…

Speed cameras improve driver behavior. Here's NYC's experience: 🚨 Daily speeding violations at camera locations down 94%. 🚨 Traffic crashes and injuries down 14%. 🚨 74% of vehicles received no more than 1 or 2 violations annually, meaning people change their behavior