Reflections From the Road
These essays are also available in video form on my YouTube channel.
The United States Already Has a Mixed Economy. We Just Pretend It Doesn’t
The United States functions through a blend of markets and public systems, yet political debate still treats capitalism and socialism as mutually exclusive choices. Private firms set wages and prices, but government guarantees deposits, subsidizes mortgages, regulates pollution, and steps in when financial collapse looms. The country already operates through a mixed framework, even as its arguments assume one must be rejected in favor of the other.
Captivity Should Not be For Sale
Most people I know who lean conservative share a common belief about the world. They trust private organizations more than government because they have seen how slowly government moves and how easily public systems lose sight of the individual. I understand that instinct. I grew up around it. I still think there is wisdom in the idea that power should be held in check, no matter where it lives.