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By that time, Grady and his wife were raising Casey and her brother, Calley, then teen-agers, in Washington, D.C.
The Means siblings, in their way, also aim to balance private enterprise and public service.
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Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 May 2025
The firm, largely owned by a Trump family corporate entity, has erased centuries-old presidential norms, eviscerating the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in a manner without precedent in modern American history.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The grab to seize control of a private enterprise has catalyzed support for the independence of higher education, perhaps our nation’s most globally competitive sector.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 19 Apr. 2025
Crypto: World Liberty Financial, Trump’s cryptocurrency firm, has shredded the boundary between private enterprise and government policy.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 May 2025
The firm, largely owned by a Trump family corporate entity, has erased centuries-old presidential norms, eviscerating the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in a manner without precedent in modern American history.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The grab to seize control of a private enterprise has catalyzed support for the independence of higher education, perhaps our nation’s most globally competitive sector.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 19 Apr. 2025
Crypto: World Liberty Financial, Trump’s cryptocurrency firm, has shredded the boundary between private enterprise and government policy.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Private enterprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20enterprise. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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