MOScout Sunday6: Trump’s Command Economy - 20 Years of Beef Prices - The Marathoner and more…
1. In terms of mid-term vibes, I think this chart is almost as important as the price of gas.
Source: Daily Shot.
2. Enthusiasm gap among Latinos.
Source: Pew Research.
3. State control of the economy, by country. In 2025, the first year of the second Trump administration, state control of the US economy grew, and 15 countries now have less state control than the United States, while 163 have more… Under the Trump administration, the United States has acquired a portfolio of equity or equity-like stakes in over 30 firms across the semiconductor, critical mineral, and quantum computing sectors, with the biggest single-ticket item being a 10 percent stake in Intel negotiated in 2025 that converted prior federal grants into US equity.
4. Over twenty years, both parties increasingly viewed as too extreme.
Source: Gallup.
5. Percentage of women who feel safe walking alone at night, by country.
Source: Not-Ship.
6. SSM Health lobbyist Justin Alferman: “26 miles, 385 yards. The marathon has been my goal ever since I started running in my 20s. Didn’t make it by 40, but now I can say it, I’m a marathoner.”
Source: Facebook.