Essays
I write about power—how economic, political, and cultural systems shape what we see, what we accept, and what we might change.
Foreign Capital and the American Threshold
The American economy is defined not only by what it produces but by what it attracts. Foreign capital enters its markets, industries, and neighborhoods with a scale that is both sustaining and destabilizing.
The Bomb and the Architecture of Permission
In 1945, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, presenting it not as historical rupture but as achievement.
The Retribution Economy: How Presidential Favor Became Corporate Currency
Presidential retaliation against critics like Elon Musk heightens corporate political risk, forcing executives to develop new strategies for government relations, contracts, and compliance where personal loyalty dictates outcomes.