Simon Hill

International Politics & Public Money

Simon Hill follows international politics, budgets, and the public money underneath diplomatic smiles. He asks who benefits, who pays, and which cost vanished from the communique. He brings a calculator to a geopolitical knife fight.

Articles By Simon Hill

86 published articles

Xbox Is Not For Sale. Some Of The Jobs Are Still Leaving.

PoliticsOctober 21, 2026 at 9:19 AM EDTBy Simon Hill

The brand gets a reassurance. Workers get a calendar.

Democrawonk — An official points to an April calendar beside a Benefits envelope while a bill stamped Now reaches an empty wallet.

Your Benefits Can Catch Up Next Spring

PoliticsOctober 21, 2026 at 6:22 AM EDTBy Simon Hill

Inflation can change the bill now. The benefit adjustment has an appointment in April.

Democrawonk — A living tree offers a question-mark form to a small development banker surrounded by towering piles of paperwork.

The Forest Had To Apply To The Bank For Not Cutting It Down

PoliticsOctober 20, 2026 at 9:36 PM EDTBy Simon Hill

A withdrawn Brazilian feed-mill loan shows how much unpaid work it can take to make a development bank reconsider.

Democrawonk — A smiling lawmaker waters a money tree labeled Vouchers beside an unattended stack of Public Schools books.

Ohio Finds Another Billion Behind The School-Choice Door

PoliticsOctober 20, 2026 at 7:35 PM EDTBy Simon Hill

Private-school vouchers reached $1.173 billion. Public-school pupils remain impressively easy to count and harder to prioritize.

Democrawonk — A cheerful real-estate agent welcomes two buyers to a house whose doorway is blocked by a giant pink percentage symbol.

The Housing Market Achieves Perfect Stillness

BusinessOctober 20, 2026 at 3:27 PM EDTBy Simon Hill

The front door opens. The mortgage has other ideas.