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Ep. 40 The Discretionary Trap: Why Washington Is Fighting Over the Smallest Slice
Episode 40
This week on Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric break down the federal budget. Most federal spending is not debated each year, it runs automatical…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 39 Federalism in Action: Elections, Governors, and Energy
Episode 39
This week on Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric look at one of the least appreciated features of the American system: how much power lives outside…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 38 The Great Rewiring: Small Signals, Shifting Systems
Episode 38
This week on Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric examine a set of small signals that together reveal something bigger: the quiet rewiring of the g…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep. 37 AI, Missiles, and the Price of Power: Signals of a New Security Era
Episode 37
In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric explore several signals pointing to a shift in how national power is built and sustained. Th…
6 months ago
Ep. 36 When Intelligence and Policy Collide—The Cost of Public Friction and What It Signals
Episode 36
In this episode, Sue and Eric discuss the recently released Intelligence Community Annual Threat Assessment and the open hearings before Congress tha…
6 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 35: Citizens Keep Exercising Their Power
Episode 35
Bracketology:
Men’s March Madness Bracket
Women’s March Madness Bracket
Summary:
This week on Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric turn their attention…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 34 When the Rules Stop Working
Episode 34
Rules only work when the environment they were built for still exists.
This week on Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric examine three developments s…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 33 Independence Is Not Insulation
Episode 33
Stress doesn't create weakness, stress reveals it.
In this episode, Sue and Eric discuss that independence is not insulation. Isolation increases frag…
7 months ago
Ep. 32 The Framework Without The Foundation
Episode 32
What happens when authority skips the hard part?
This week, every headline had the same structural flaw: we’re trying to build something consequential…
7 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 31 Fast isn’t Free: The Hidden Cost of Skipping Legitimacy
Episode 31
Speed feels powerful. Legitimacy is what actually lasts.
In Episode 31, Sue and Eric break down why modern institutions are struggling: the world is …
7 months, 2 weeks ago