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Bigger Pie Forum believes the Federal Government has over extended its regulatory reach across the American economy resulting in underperformance. BPF highlights and seeks answers to the lacking dynamism necessary to produce the prosperity Mississippians need and deserve.

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Black Swans and Mudberg

by Kelley Williams Published June 30, 2026 The 1927 Mississippi River Flood was what probability expert Nassim Taleb calls a Black Swan event. Europeans once thought all swans were white.  Then black swans were discovered in Australia. The Black Swan metaphor describes rare, unforeseeable, high-impact events — that seem foreseeable after they happen.

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Bureaucrat Bot

Bots and Bureaucrats

In our real-life horror story, bureaucrats from government agencies, NGO’s (Non-Government Organizations), and non-profits act like bots in a swarm. They move to take more authority whenever they can. Panics, crises, and emergencies create opportunities to do this. They slither quietly: Administrative State bureaucrats as mindless blobs slithering in unison. Now that’s scary. 

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Some Other Close Elections

Some Other Close Elections

It’s hard to believe, but this election may not be the ugliest.  And may not be the most transformative.

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Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley

Public Service Commissioner Presley Requests Federal Investigation of AT&T

Commissioner Presley wants an investigation into whether AT&T is spending properly $283.78 million in federal funds designed to help improve broadband access in Mississippi.

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The Overton Window

Trump, Kemper, and Mississippi Floods

What do Donald Trump, the Kemper County Lignite Plant, and Mississippi River floods have in common? The Overton Window explains all three. Yeh, sure. What’s the Overton Window?

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