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Things were so different when I first became interested in technology back in 1992! True, I was a teenager then, and I firmly believed that the US was that terrible country presided over by the arch-conservatives Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. Viewed from Europe, this was a country where sick people died in the streets because no one would
... See moreNicolas Colin • Hedge: A Greater Safety Net for the Entrepreneurial Age
John MacWilliams had enjoyed success in the free market that the employees of the Heritage Foundation might only fantasize about, but he had a far less Panglossian view of its inner workings. “Government has always played a major role in innovation,” he said. “All the way back to the founding of the country. Early-stage innovation in most
... See moreMichael Lewis • The Fifth Risk
of the federal government will be questioned.
George Friedman • The Storm Before the Calm: America's discord, the coming crisis of the 2020s, and the triumph beyond
ARPA-E had since won the praise of business leaders from Bill Gates to Lee Scott, the former CEO of Walmart, to Fred Smith, the Republican founder of FedEx, who has said that “pound for pound, dollar for dollar, activity for activity, it’s hard to find a more effective thing government has done than ARPA-E.” Trump’s first budget eliminated ARPA-E
... See moreMichael Lewis • The Fifth Risk
Something has gone wrong with the last best hope of earth. Americans know it—the whole world knows it. Something has gone wrong out there, too.
George Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
José Marichal • Trust an algorithm, or trust your neighbor?
Once the revolution of exploitation is under way, statesmanship and craftsmanship are gradually replaced by salesmanship.
Wendell Berry • The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture
Liberals suffer incurably from naïveté, the stupidity of the good heart.
Charles Krauthammer • Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics
This will be a part of the sixth cycle’s politics but a declining part. Traditional marriage was an economic necessity, aligned with religious beliefs. With the end of the bond of economic necessity, the birth rate will obviously decline.