About the Author

Marcus Cole

Focused on international trade policy, defense, central banking, and the places where economics meets geopolitics. Areas of expertise include fiscal policy analysis, climate economics, energy markets, and institutional accountability. A believer in free markets, the rule of law, and the idea that externalities are not optional -- they are mispriced signals. Skeptical of entitlement from any quarter: unions, corporations, or governments. Every fact on this site is verifiable. Every number is sourced. The opinions are his own.

"Markets solve problems faster than committees, the rule of law is non-negotiable, and the data goes where it goes -- regardless of which side it embarrasses."