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The Interstate Highway System: The Critics Saw Cost and Disruption. America Built the Logistics Economy.

Brian Hicks
Posted July 29, 2026

Seventy years ago, President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed a bold plan to connect every part of the United States with a massive highway system. At the time, few people appreciated that they were...

The Pentagon's Plan to Raid Iran for Uranium Isn't About Nukes. It's About Power.

Jason Simpkins
Posted July 28, 2026

Washington isn't just worried about a bomb. It's worried about a fuel it doesn't have enough of. The Pentagon's plan to seize Iran's uranium is really about a supply crisis reshaping nuclear power...

An eVTOL Attack Aircraft and a 20% Stock Surge

Jason Simpkins
Posted July 27, 2026

Archer and Anduril just unveiled Thunder, their defense eVTOL, sending ACHR shares soaring. Here's why one eVTOL stock already beat them to the defense thesis...

ETFs: The Cynics Saw a Gimmick... Investors Gained One of the Greatest Wealth-Building Tools Ever Created

Brian Hicks
Posted July 25, 2026

In January 1993, Wall Street introduced what appeared to be a rather unremarkable investment product. It was simply a basket of stocks, and its purpose was almost deceptively simple: Allow investors...

The Critical Metal the West Can’t Afford to Lose

Jason Williams
Posted July 24, 2026

Tungsten is essential to modern industry and defense, yet China controls most of the world’s supply, creating a strategic vulnerability and a compelling investment opportunity.

Failure to Launch

Jason Williams
Posted July 23, 2026

NatGold’s Kraken launch is officially off. Here’s what we know, what happens to the 106,800 tokens already created, and where the gold-backed digital asset goes next.

Rural Electrification: The Critics Saw Waste. America Electrified Productivity.

Brian Hicks
Posted July 22, 2026

On May 11, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order creating the Rural Electrification Administration. To many Americans, the idea seemed like an enormously expensive effort...

SpaceX Couldn't Get Its Rocket off the Ground — Now the Stock Can't Either

Jason Simpkins
Posted July 21, 2026

SpaceX shares are now genuinely below their $135 IPO price after a delayed Starship launch spooked investors. With over $1 trillion in market cap gone and a massive lockup expiration looming, here's...

SpaceX Stock Just Tanked — but Debt Is the Bigger Issue

Jason Simpkins
Posted July 20, 2026

SpaceX shares fell below their $135 IPO price this week, down 40% from the peak. But the real warning sign is in its $25 billion bond deal, where spreads have blown out to near-junk levels...

The Transcontinental Railroad: The Critics Saw Roads to Nowhere — America Built a National Market

Brian Hicks
Posted July 18, 2026

The Transcontinental Railroad wasn't simply a transportation project. It was a platform that dramatically reduced the cost of economic activity. Every great technological revolution works this way...

Is Wall Street Making the Same Mistake Twice?

Jason Williams
Posted July 17, 2026

Years ago, Wall Street dismissed Palantir before the stock went on to become one of the market's biggest winners. Could analysts be making the same mistake again?

The Metals That Make Modern Civilization Possible

Jason Williams
Posted July 16, 2026

Some of the world's most critical minerals rarely make headlines. But they're indispensable to everything from hypersonic missiles to semiconductor factories…