We have rediscovered at great cost what America’s first Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton taught us: the nation that depends on its adversaries for critical inputs is neither truly sovereign nor truly prosperous. As we approach 250 years of American independence, we would do well to remember that our founders left us more than a Republic—they bequeathed a roadmap powerful enough to sustain it for two and a half centuries and beyond.  -Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent,

PLEASE NOTE: Next week we will not publish as we will be celebrating the US July 4th and 250th Anniversary holiday.  We will return to our normal publishing schedule the following week.