Bessent and the Hamilton Standard

Scott Bessent may well be the most consequential secretary of the Treasury since Alexander Hamilton - not simply because of the policies he advances, but because of the conditions he confronts and the clarity with which he is executing President Trump's broader economic vision. Like Hamilton before him, Bessent has stepped into an economy weakened by a long period of policies that, however well-intentioned, failed to serve the enduring interests of the American domestic economy. Before entering