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Recent essays, notes, and analytical dispatches from The Power Curve. Each item includes the subheader or excerpt so the library can be scanned by argument, not just by headline.

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A Nation Richer Than It Feels

Americans have never been richer, healthier, or longer-lived. They have rarely felt worse about it.

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The Capital Layer of Deterrence

The proposed Defense, Security and Resilience Bank shows how sovereign guarantees, capital markets, and industrial capacity are becoming the connective tissue of allied security.

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Regime Change, Quietly

Kevin Warsh was installed to cut interest rates, but his first month at the Federal Reserve signaled something larger, and more disciplined.

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Depth, Speed, Duration

Three shocks, three mechanisms, and why the next downturn will be measured against the wrong yardstick.

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The Two Energy Superpowers

China and America are competing for the last mile.

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Compound Learning and Decision Advantage

Strategic competition with China is a contest of institutional learning rates, not just a clash of platforms and inventories.

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The New York Premium

A city moving more, growing safer, and becoming more expensive at the same time.

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The Power Curve 2026 Outlook

2026 is the year of capability concentration, institutional drift, and the multi-pole order.

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Uninsurable Map

Climate risk is moving from weather maps to balance sheets.

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China's Magnet Monopoly

Rare-earth access turns ore into strategic leverage.

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