A Crisis of Confidence What a time in American life. Our President initiates a trade war, the markets tremble, and then he pulls back on most of it. But the damage is done. What a time in Americ…

A $10 Trillion Disaster These tariffs are a catastrophe. Prices will go up. Domestic manufacturers who export will have less business. Employers will shed jobs. What a disaster. I’ve never seen so…

Confidence Men Who among us hasn’t mistakenly texted someone? Of course, we’re not the National Security Advisor adding a national journalist to a military thread. Who among us hasn’t mistakenly texted someone?…

Abundance Imagine a world where people work 3 days a week. Energy is clean and food is plentiful because of advances in agriculture and technology. Why can’t we have nice things? Why are we head…

Why Nothing Works Why can’t we get big things done anymore? There have been a number of thinkers who have tackled this question... When I was running for President, many were dubious about gover…

A War of Our Own This self-inflicted trade war is one of the dumbest things I’ve ever seen. “I didn’t think Trump would actually implement tariffs; I thought it was a negotiating tactic.” I’ve …

Are Americans Stuck? The answer is almost certainly ‘Yes,’ if not in the way that you think. The answer is almost certainly ‘Yes,’ if not in the way that you think. Back in 2020 I had a policy c…

The Upside Down When the obvious needs defending or restating, we’re in trouble. These are strange times in the U.S. when you can’t take much for granted. “So . . . I kind of thought that Russia invaded Ukraine…

Back to School I was invited to speak at my alma mater, Brown University, last week. It was my first time on campus since I ran for President. Hello, I hope that your weekend is going well this Presidents Day. …

Within and Without So what do leaders do around the world? There are 3 things that inspiring leaders universally do in different countries. Hello, I hope that you and yours are doing well. What …

The Wobbly Institutions The most deadly air crash in a generation. Chinese AI coming out at a fraction of the cost. A wave of Executive orders. “There’s too much going on right now – it’s hard to …

Taking Risks I would see these groups of men, many of whom have had their marriages or relationships destroyed due to their becoming addicted to these trading apps Hello, I hope all is great on your end. I rec…