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The Fractionation Tax: How Federal Land Policy Costs Tribes Billions
Even after $1.9 billion in consolidation, the problem will spiral back by 2038
Jan 5 • Thomas Stratmann
Why Some Reservations Prosper While Others Struggle: The Data
Median household incomes across tribal nations vary by a factor of six. The Reservation Economic Freedom Index 2.0 shows institutional quality explains…
Jan 2 • Thomas Stratmann
Small Donor Campaign Contributions, Big Signal: House Campaign Participation Under $500
When small-dollar donors rally behind challengers, electoral margins tend to tighten—especially in midterm wave elections.
Dec 26, 2025 • Thomas Stratmann
Thirty Years for Tax Clarity: What the New Tribal Business Rules Really Tell Us
This week, the Treasury Department finalized two regulations that tribal leaders have sought for decades—one confirming that tribal general welfare…
Dec 23, 2025 • Thomas Stratmann
The Midterm Rule in House Donor Participation
Every two years, Americans choose their representatives in the U.S.
Nov 10, 2025

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What Waiting Looks Like on Tribal Land
When waiting means weeks, months, and years.
Nov 3, 2025 • Thomas Stratmann
The HEARTH Act, A Path to Self Governance
What is the HEARTH Act?
Oct 27, 2025 • Patterson F. Beaman
After Broadband, a ~$4,000 Lift in Per-Capita Income
In a synthetic-control comparison on the Colville Reservation, American Indian per-capita income rises by about $4,000 post-rollout.
Oct 20, 2025 • Thomas Stratmann
When tribal courts gain jurisdiction, income rises
Content note: this post mentions sexual assault.
Oct 13, 2025 • Thomas Stratmann
Better Rules, More Firms, Less Poverty
Better Rules, More Firms, Less Poverty
Oct 8, 2025 • Thomas Stratmann
Choice Curve #1: Certificate of Need, Explained in Two Charts
Choice Curve is a short series: move a rule from A to B, and I show what changes, and by how much, with one chart and a few numbers.
Sep 29, 2025 • Thomas Stratmann
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