Jake Kenswil
@kenswil.bsky.social
If you go to Mount Vernon everyone wants to pretend it's stately and beautiful but it actually kinda looks like Virginian Carmela Soprano lives there
January 6, 2026 at 12:18 AM
If you go to Mount Vernon everyone wants to pretend it's stately and beautiful but it actually kinda looks like Virginian Carmela Soprano lives there
What's the market rate for the pardon of a Latin American dictator these days?
January 3, 2026 at 1:03 PM
What's the market rate for the pardon of a Latin American dictator these days?
Reposted by Jake Kenswil
The DFC was built to be cautious--but caution loses in a world defined by speed, scale, and industrial alignment. My new Carnegie paper argues for a DFC that shapes markets, builds trusted supply chains, and anchors an architecture of industrial statecraft. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
From Caution to Competition: Positioning U.S. Development Finance for Industrial Power
The DFC remains constrained by slow and duplicative processes, narrow authorities, and a temporary authorization. A more ambitious vision could turn it into an expedient instrument of American power.
carnegieendowment.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The DFC was built to be cautious--but caution loses in a world defined by speed, scale, and industrial alignment. My new Carnegie paper argues for a DFC that shapes markets, builds trusted supply chains, and anchors an architecture of industrial statecraft. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
"Gentle reminder" is so much more aggressive than just "reminder"
September 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
"Gentle reminder" is so much more aggressive than just "reminder"
Reposted by Jake Kenswil
China builds. America balks. Whether the U.S. keeps losing ground depends on choices now before Congress. My latest on America’s development bank at www.justsecurity.org/120015/reaut...
Washington Balks While Beijing Builds: Reauthorizing the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
In the U.S.-China contest for global leadership, Congress can determine whether the DFC remains on the sidelines or becomes a central player.
www.justsecurity.org
September 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
China builds. America balks. Whether the U.S. keeps losing ground depends on choices now before Congress. My latest on America’s development bank at www.justsecurity.org/120015/reaut...
Republicans are suppressing their own voters. Political coalitions have shifted, but tactics have not. Why?
Article by me.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Article by me.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Why Are Republicans Intent on Suppressing Their Own Voters?
Hint: It has a lot to do with Donald Trump’s delusions.
slate.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Republicans are suppressing their own voters. Political coalitions have shifted, but tactics have not. Why?
Article by me.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Article by me.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
A keir starmer is a style of central European fruited beer
August 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A keir starmer is a style of central European fruited beer
Europeans only eat muesli because of anti-Americanism
June 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Europeans only eat muesli because of anti-Americanism
Wet Hot American Sniper
June 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Wet Hot American Sniper
It's not an opossum it's anno possum. Possum year
April 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
It's not an opossum it's anno possum. Possum year
Stagflation or "puffy buck"
April 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Stagflation or "puffy buck"