Was it real? Did I really see that? I feel confident I know what I saw. But even now, 25 years later, I still question myself about the …
The Hamilton Tunnel
What are you going to do when everything in your life costs 25% to 50% more? It's happened in America before. And it just might be coming back by …
The Triffin Dilemma
If you’ve been reading Field Notes for a while now, you may think a lot of what I write is doom-adjacent. And I agree! But I’m not really a …
The Affordability Crisis? Here’s What Really Happened…
Everyone in America these days is talking about affordability. But nobody is talking about the right story. So let me tell you that story—starting …
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What’s Scott Bessent Up to?
If the first time was a disaster, what could go wrong trying that same thing again? Scott Bessent, America’s Treasury Secretary, has begun using …
3 Dates That Tell Us Crisis Is Coming
Three days over three weeks. And right in the middle of that Venn diagram sits a realization you should probably understand now rather than experience …
What Ancient Rome Tells Us About Modern China
Today, we start with a history lesson. But don't be too quick to move along just yet. There's a bigger message coming—patience beats power. And the …
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Monthly Wealth Advisory – August 2026
In this Monthly Wealth Advisory, I sit down with Global Intel Managing Editor Ben Murnane to explain why America’s ballooning debt will inevitably …
China Is Now the Global Oil Power
Don’t you just hate it when you’re working on the assumption that it’s one thing, and turns out it was something entirely different? Take the war …
$1 Million a Minute Since JFK
America’s $40 trillion problem. What does $40 trillion actually look like? You cannot picture it. I certainly can’t. No one can. It’s …
