On the Newsletter:
$40 Trillion Debt puts Nero to Shame

For Rome what came next was ugly. Prices rose by 1,000%. Trade shifted to barter. The tax base evaporated. The empire collapsed.

The only way out is what Congress will never do: Cut spending.https://t.co/QnsJxqJe6L pic.twitter.com/T07TYJ43qz

— Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) August 28, 2026