EconomyCommentary
Congress Killed Silicon Valley Bank
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has unified Americans with a shared anger. Everyone—left, right, and center—knows that something is wrong. Executives sold off millions… Read More
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Treasury Secretary: US ‘Banking System Is Sound’
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the U.S. “banking system is sound” just days after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. “This week… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Did Silicon Valley Bank Prioritize Social Justice Over Risk Management?
After one of the biggest banks in the technology startup lending space collapsed last week, President Joe Biden tried to reassure Americans that their banking… Read More
Solyndra-Linked Executive to Lead Pentagon’s Advanced Tech Agency
A venture capital executive with ties to defunct solar company Solyndra has been hired as the new chief of the Defense Department program heading up… Read More
How Washington’s Outdated Approach to Tech Acquisitions Threatens Jobs
Silicon Valley is one of the few bright spots in the U.S. economy today, but a new report warns that Washington’s outdated regulation and antitrust… Read More
Nine Companies Financed by Liberal VC Firm Get Taxpayer Backing
Scribe has reported extensively on the tendency of large government spending projects to reward the politically connected. It’s a virtual constant of federal interventions in… Read More
DOJ’s New Antitrust Rule: “Too Big To Succeed”
For months now, the Treasury Department has been grappling with the consequences of “Too Big to Fail” — the idea that some enterprises are too… Read More
