Overview
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America was once the worldās dream factory. We turned imagination into reality, from curing polio to landing on the Moon to creating the internet. And we were confident that more wonders lay just over the horizon: clean and infinite energy, a cure for cancer, computers and robots as humanityās great helpers, and space colonies. (Also, of course, flying cars.) Science fiction, fromĀ The JetsonsĀ toĀ Star Trek, would become fact.
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But as we moved into the late 20th century, we grew cautious, even cynical, about what the future held and our ability to shape it.Ā Too many of us saw only the threats from rapid change. The year 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the Great Downshift in technological progress and economic growth, followed by decades of economic stagnation, downsized dreams, and a popular culture fixated on catastrophe:Ā AI that will take all our jobs if it doesnāt kill us first, nuclear war, climate chaos, plague and the zombie apocalypse. We are now at risk of another half-century of making the sameĀ mistakes and pushing a pro-progressĀ future into the realm of impossibility.
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But American Enterprise Institute (AEI) economic policy expert and long-time CNBC contributor James Pethokoukis argues that thereās still hope. We can absolutely turn things aroundāif we the people choose to dreamĀ andĀ act. How dare we delay or fail to deliver for ourselves and our children.
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With groundbreaking ideas and sharp analysis, Pethokoukis provides a detailed roadmap to a fantastic future filled with incredibleĀ progress and prosperity that is both optimisticĀ andĀ realistic.Ā Through an exploration of culture, economics, and history,Ā The Conservative FuturistĀ tells the fascinating story of what went wrong in the past and what we need to do today to finally get it right. Using the latest economic research and policy analysis, as well as insights from top economists, historians, and technologists, Pethokoukis reveals that the failed futuristic visions of the past were totally possible. And they still are. If America is to fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic,Ā take full advantage of emerging tech from generative AI to CRISPR to reusable rockets, and launch itself into a shining tomorrow, it must again become a fully risk-taking, future-orientedĀ society. Itās time for America to embrace the future confidently, act boldly, and take that giant leap forward.
This book title, The Conservative Futurist (How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised), ISBN: 9781546005544, by James Pethokoukis, published by Center Street (October 3, 2023) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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