
Economic Security Megapod!
Published: June 24, 2026
Duration: 1:19:38
Earlier this year, we ran an essay contest on economic security. We gave entrants two prompts:
What are the most important high level KPIs that policy should aim for? What is the analogy of the Fed’s ’2% inflation and full employment’ target for economic security? Where today would you put $10-50bn to get the most for your investment in economic security? Feel free to propose both defensive and offensive ideas, and either a portfolio of ideas or the one large idea you think will deliver the most value.We ended up with a literal four-way tie for fi...