Apricitas Economics

AI and the Fall? of the Creative Class

America is Losing Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs in Media, Film & the Arts. How Much is AI to Blame?

Sep 27 • Joseph Politano

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May 2026

America's Electricity Gap

US Power Investment is at Record Highs, Driven by a Solar & Battery Boom. It's Still Not Enough to Meet Demand Growth.

May 3 • Joseph Politano

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March 2026

Taiwan's Modern Miracle

The AI Boom Has Delivered a Second Economic Miracle to Taiwan, Driving its Fastest Growth in Half a Century. It'll Have to Navigate Rising Geopolitical…

Mar 5 • Joseph Politano

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February 2026

The Supreme Court Ruled Against Trump's Tariffs. Now What?

Charting the Impact of the Supreme Court Ruling and What Comes Next

Feb 21 • Joseph Politano

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America's $1T AI Gamble

US AI-Related Investment Keeps Breaking Records, With Total Software, Computer, & Data Center Spending Now Exceeding $1T Per Year

Feb 10 • Joseph Politano

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January 2026

The Economic Legacy of DOGE

DOGE is the Largest Peacetime Cut to the Federal Workforce in Modern US History, But it Failed its Supposed Budget-Cutting Goals & Broke Important…

Jan 20 • Joseph Politano

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The 'No Hire' Economy

US Job Growth has Zeroed Out as Hiring Rates Sink, Hitting Young & Low Income Workers the Hardest

Jan 11 • Joseph Politano

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America is Losing Blue Collar Jobs

For the First Time Since Early COVID & the Great Recession, the US is Losing Jobs in Manufacturing, Construction, & Other Blue Collar Industries

Jan 6 • Joseph Politano

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December 2025

America is Flying Blind on Immigration

Nobody Knows How Many Immigrant Workers Have Left the US Amidst Trump's Mass Deportations. That's Incredibly Bad.

Dec 2, 2025 • Joseph Politano

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October 2025

California Keeps Losing Tech Jobs

Amidst the AI Boom, Employment in Silicon Valley is Shrinking

Oct 19, 2025 • Joseph Politano

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The Tariff Exemption Behind the AI Boom

Data Centers get Tariff-Free Imports. Why Shouldn't we All?

Oct 5, 2025 • Joseph Politano

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June 2025

How Tariffs Are Breaking US Trade

A Detailed Look at How US Trade Flows Are Unraveling Amidst Trump's Trade War

Jun 15, 2025 • Joseph Politano

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