Realizing we just printed the highest inflation reading since 2023 for a problem that never existed in the first place.
The government spent billions to keep the Strait of Hormuz open. The crazy part? It was already open before we did anything at all.
Andrew Lokenauth
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2026-05-12 16:03:54 UTC
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