Back Quote by Scott Bessent

“I'm not sure how this happened, but somehow mathematics is getting politicized. We're trying to take the politics out and put the rigor back in.”

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Our firm: We study history. We think about the future. We try to analyze what's going on in the present.

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The original sin of Bidenomics was the American Rescue Plan, which became law in March 2021.

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Used strategically, tariffs can increase revenue to the Treasury, encourage businesses to restore production and reduce our reliance on industrial production from strategic rivals.

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Academic economists have consistently discredited themselves by wrongly warning against the policies of President Trump.

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I grew up on a fishing village, a little river, South Carolina.

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Allowing the private sector rather than the government to allocate capital is crucial to growth.

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