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Brendan Hart

Brendan Hart is an economist, entrepreneur, and executive advisor with two decades of experience building organizations and leading transformation across technology, defense, human capital, and government. USMC. Dartmouth. UVA-Darden.

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Apr 9 Brief

The Tipping Point

Becoming the leader in scientific research and development

China Read

Apr 7 Brief

Industrial Policy in the Age of AI

OpenAI starts a conversation

AI Read

Mar 25 Brief

How Maryland's Economy Compares

A decade of outperformance is tested

Data Read

Mar 25 Dispatch

Welcome to the Era of Higher Tariffs

‘America First’ cannot become ‘America Alone’

Economics Read

Mar 19 Brief

The Bill That Could Have Changed American Democracy

19th-century effort to stop Southern disfranchisement

History Read

Mar 16 Brief

Global Growth May Be Doomed

Dark clouds on the growth horizon

Economics Read

Mar 13 Brief

The Gordian Knot of Emissions

Dirty Growth or Clean Stagnation

Economics Read

Feb 16 Dispatch

AI Investing: FOMO or Strategy

Anthropic's long list of investors tells a story

AI Read

Feb 13 Brief

The Great Energy Surge

Two centuries, compounding demand

Economics Read

Feb 12 Brief

Housing Market Blues

January sales post sharpest drop in nearly four years

Economics Read