Puerto Rico's water supply is being depleted, contaminated by manufacturing industry on the island, experts say abcnews.go.com/US/puerto-rico…

Supreme Court rules against Puerto Rican journalists seeking records from financial oversight board independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

Great listen by Peter Henry on how the SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action puts American companies at a competitive disadvantage marketplace.org/2023/06/29/aff…

can't wait to read this!

“Gaza and Global Jihad” - my latest for Foreign Affairs, in which I explain how ISIS & al-Qaida view Hamas and why I think they will l struggle to take advantage of the war in Gaza foreignaffairs.com/palestinian-te…

So pleased to share that we've launched an initiative on Financial Regulation at the Hoover Institution. Last week, we gathered scholars and regulators from financial institutions worldwide to discuss pressing policy issues and trends in banking. hoover.org/news/hoover-in…

This reportage on the Olympic boxer Imane Khelif from Algeria is classic New Lines Magazine - from the ground, on the person’s background and how the international controversy plays out at home, with various factors at play. Textured & informative journalism. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/iman…

To understand why so many Californians had their home insurance policies canceled, we need to look at CA regulators. We face more fires and other natural disasters in the future and should all be concerned about the path CA policymakers have taken us down stanforddaily.com/2025/01/23/la-…

A whole range of seemingly disparate policies, both statewide and local, came together to pave the way for the level of devastation we've seen with the LA fires hoover.org/research/kindl…

Last month, we hosted a wide-ranging conversation on the current challenges and opportunities for promoting US economic prosperity at Hoover Institution featuring debates on inequality, the federal debt crisis, and AI regulation hoover.org/news/hoover-ho…

"“very possible” this could be the administration in which a showdown between the president and the Treasury market begins to take shape" ft.com/content/0259de… via Financial Times

Broad consensus that the US is not on a sustainable fiscal path. I explored the growing evidence that the increased Treasury supply has already pushed down Treasury prices compared to prices of other, similar bonds (e.g. AAA corporates, foreign sovereign bonds etc.).

Thank you America, thank you for your support, thank you for this visit. Thank you President Donald J. Trump, Congress, and the American people. Ukraine needs just and lasting peace, and we are working exactly for that.

Bitcoin is not an asset. It's not a claim to any future payoffs (e.g. coupon payments, dividends etc). It's not money. And it's not a hedge.

As a small business owner, I can confirm filling out the simple Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) form was not a disaster - it took about 5 minutes :)

For now, Trump has backed off from threatening to push J. Powell out. But Congress should still act to clarify the circumstances under which the Fed chair can be removed. Beyond inflation, the global standing of the dollar and supervision of $150 tril in assets is at stake

Federal immigration crackdown threatens California's historic housing reforms: "If this trend continues, California risks an awkward outcome: a flood of new housing approvals but not enough workers to actually build them." calmatters.org/commentary/202…

great essay - many frustrated millennials view their inability to purchase a home as a result of failures of the market when in large part it's the result of anti-growth local regulations that have resulted in an artificial scarcity of housing wsj.com/politics/elect… via The Wall Street Journal