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James Pethokoukis: The Case for Techno-Optimism
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James Pethokoukis: The Case for Techno-Optimism

Plus Coalitional Politics, The Roots of Growth, and Whether a "Tech Right" is Possible
Brian Chau
Oct 23, 2023
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James Pethokoukis is the author of The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised, and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

Find James:

https://twitter.com/JimPethokoukis

Faster, Please!

Discovering, creating, and inventing a better world through technological innovation, economic growth, and pro-progress culture.
By James Pethokoukis

https://www.amazon.ca/Conservative-Futurist-Create-Sci-Fi-Promised/dp/1546005544

Mentioned in the episode:

https://www.fromthenew.world/p/marc-andreesen-the-time-to-fight#details

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