The Silicon Prairie is more than a geographic rebranding or rebuke of unfettered global capitalism – it is an ideological project that fuses conservative nostalgia with techno-libertarian ambition. By elevating the figure of the homegrown entrepreneur and minimizing the role of the state, its vision champions private innovation while disregarding... See more

he socially disintegrative movement of marketization,

Proponents of the ‘tech right’ – figures like Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and Marc Andrees -sen – increasingly frame American progress through their lens of frontier mythologies. In their telling, the future belongs to bold entrepreneurs and small startups, not bloated federal agencies or coastal elites.