The Monday Mashup: America’s Servant Sector Economy

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The Monday Mashup: America’s Servant Sector Economy

Are we building a future, or just waiting tables on a declining empire?

For decades, the American heartland built things: furniture, textiles, and fiber optics. Today, we’ve traded the craftsman’s apron for the server’s vest. In his latest piece, "America’s Servant Sector Economy," The Hickory Hound explores the uncomfortable shift from a nation of producers to a nation of service providers—and the high cost of serving a "coastal elite" while our own foundations crumble.

Don't miss this reckoning with the new American reality.