Jacob Smagula

Government @ Claremont McKenna College (Graduating May, 2026)

Selected work
Young people can’t afford a home. So they’re day trading and investing in crypto. Boston Globe, December 2025 The $22 Billion Spreadsheet Problem Washington Monthly, February 2026 Bitcoin and the American Conflict Over Money and Property Claremont McKenna senior thesis, April 2026 Contact
Now
  • American Innovation Project Inaugural Fellow 2026
  • DeFi Education Fund Spring 2026
Before
  • Intern, Sen. Angus King (ME) Fall 2025
  • AEI Summer Honors Academy Summer 2025
  • Intern, MARA Summer 2025
  • Intern, Rep. Jake Auchincloss (MA-04) Summer 2024