Blog tagged as Industrial Policy Analysis

SelectGlobal 2025 Year-End Brief

12.30.2025 11:28 AM - By Michael Edgar - Comment(s)
SelectGlobal 2025 Year-End Brief
The rules changed in 2025. This brief distills the constraints shaping capital, supply chains, and power in 2026 and explains why North American integration now determines industrial competitiveness.

2025: What We Actually Built

12.15.2025 12:25 PM - By Michael Edgar - Comment(s)
2025: What We Actually Built
When markets stalled in 2025, SelectGlobal built durable infrastructure—relationships, platforms, and decision frameworks—positioning our ecosystem to move faster and smarter when client timing and capital realign.

Strong Convictions, Loosely Held:  Conclusions

11.24.2025 12:52 PM - By Michael Edgar - Comment(s)
Eight Days. Eight Themes. One Through-Line. The macro forces are in motion. Power scarcity demands infrastructure buildout. Labor shortage requires automation. Supply chain vulnerability necessitates reshoring.

Strong Convictions, Loosely Held:  Day 7

11.24.2025 10:54 AM - By Michael Edgar - Comment(s)
Demographics - The Irreversible Math The Asymmetry: The U.S. attracts more working-age, high-skill, and high-earning immigrants than any country in the world.

Strong Convictions, Loosely Held:  Day 6

11.24.2025 10:09 AM - By Michael Edgar - Comment(s)
Day 6: Dollar Architecture 2.0 Grand strategy isn't about what GDP will be—it's about what you want GDP to look like. $1-4 trillion in structural Treasury purchases by 2030 provides direct fiscal support

Strong Convictions, Loosely Held:  Day 5 (Part 3) bear with me - this gets weedy

11.23.2025 11:36 PM - By Michael Edgar - Comment(s)
How America Is Formalizing Global Decoupling (Without Saying So) Why Supply Chain Sovereignty Became National Security Deployment Reality: How to Position for Permanent Realignment

Strong Convictions, Loosely Held:  Day 5 (Part 2)

11.23.2025 11:04 PM - By Michael Edgar - Comment(s)
How America Is Formalizing Global Decoupling (Without Saying So) Why Supply Chain Sovereignty Became National Security That's not speculation. That's physics meeting economics. And it's already happening.

Strong Convictions, Loosely Held:  Day 5 (Part 1)

11.23.2025 10:40 PM - By Michael Edgar - Comment(s)
How America Is Formalizing Global Decoupling (Without Saying So) Why Supply Chain Sovereignty Became National Security That's not politics. That's economics responding to incentives.

Strong Convictions, Loosely Held:  Day 2

11.18.2025 03:49 PM - By Michael Edgar - Comment(s)

Capital isn't the bottleneck. Energy is.


The hyperscalers have the money. They're sitting on $500B in cash and generating $300B in free cash flow annually. They can write the checks. What they can't do is flip a switch and add 5 GW of grid capacity in Virginia or Texas.


AI Doesn't Run on Hope—It Runs ...



America's Industrial Future: AI, Robotics, and Economic Revival: Part 2

08.22.2025 11:08 AM - By Michael Edgar - Comment(s)

Recap: In Part 1, we explored how global commerce is shifting from "cheapest" to "safest," with Fortress North America emerging as the strategic alternative to fragile global supply chains. Today, we examine the revolutionary manufacturing model making this transition economicall...

What Drives the U.S. Economy Next - 2025 and beyond?

05.23.2025 09:39 AM - By Michael Edgar - Comment(s)
What Drives the U.S. Economy Next - 2025 and beyond?
Where a back bench futurist thinks we are headed next

Why the U.S. Remains A Top Global FDI Destination in 2025

01.22.2025 06:12 AM - By Jessica - Comment(s)
Why the U.S. Remains A Top Global FDI Destination in 2025

In 2025, the United States continues to shine as a beacon for global Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), solidifying its position at the pinnacle of international investment destinations. This enduring appeal is not by chance but is the result of a confluence of strategic advantages that the US offers,...

SPAC Market Trends and Insights

12.09.2024 08:00 AM - By Jessica - Comment(s)
SPAC Market Trends and Insights
Discover the top SPAC trends in 2024, from key sectors like healthcare and energy to evolving regulations shaping the market for 2025 and beyond.

Maximizing Impact: How FDI Can Transform Small and Mid-Sized Municipalities

11.22.2024 06:08 AM - By Jessica - Comment(s)
Maximizing Impact: How FDI Can Transform Small and Mid-Sized Municipalities
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) boosts economic growth for municipalities by creating jobs and improving infrastructure. SelectGlobal aids communities in leveraging FDI for impactful, long-term development.

Fostering Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Insights from "Startup Communities"

11.13.2024 08:05 AM - By Jessica - Comment(s)
Fostering Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Insights from "Startup Communities"
This article provides a review of "Start Up Communities" by Michael Edgar, emphasizing the significance of entrepreneurial ecosystems, innovations, challenges, and solutions such as incubators and networking, all framed within Brad Feld's guiding principles.

FDI: The Essential Foundation - Understanding Foreign Direct Investment

10.30.2024 07:42 AM - By Jessica - Comment(s)
FDI: The Essential Foundation - Understanding Foreign Direct Investment
Explore the significance of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in global economic growth, its key players, forms, and impact on sustainable development.