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Can Britain strike a deal with President Trump and avoid the looming tariff trap? Why are leaders in the UK and the US falling short of the so-called "Reagan test"? And, could the UK be on the cusp of creating its own billion-pound tech titan? Join Douglas Carswell from the Mississippi Centre for Public Policy and author of The Conservative Futurist, James Pethokoukis, as we delve into crucial questions and explore how free market principles can pave the way for future prosperity.Follow Douglas and James on X, and make sure you're subscribed to CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sixty years ago, Americans could easily envision a not-too-distant future of vacations on Mars, miracle cures, clean and infinite energy, and, of course, flying cars. But the dream collapsed, we entered an era of technological and economic stagnation, and pop culture became fixated on catastrophizing the outcomes of scientific innovations. AEI's James Pethokoukis traces the origins of this “Great Downshift” in optimism and progress – largely due to 1970s regulatory decisions and changes in risk tolerance – and he gives us a roadmap for returning to the era of a risk-taking, future-oriented society. James Pethokoukis is the author of “The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised.” He is a senior fellow and the DeWitt Wallace Chair at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he analyzes US economic policy, writes and edits the AEIdeas blog, and hosts AEI's Political Economy podcast. He is also a contributor to CNBC and writes the Faster, Please! newsletter on Substack. Follow him on X at @JimPethokoukis.

Is AI a miracle? A threat? Will it free us? Enslave us? Both? Neither? What's the future of AI and governance? AI and art? AI and elections? AI and social media? AI and the economy? AI and the world?Welcome to the Tech Policy Podcast: AI and Everything. On this special episode, we present highlights from more than a year of conversations with leading experts on the state of the AI revolution.Featuring Adam Thierer, Samuel Hammond, Liza Lin, Arnold Kling, Brian Frye, Joseph Tainter, James Pethokoukis, Robert Atkinson, Alice Marwick, and Ari Cohn.Links:Tech Policy Podcast 327: The Collapse of Complex SocietiesTech Policy Podcast 337: China and Domestic SurveillanceTech Policy Podcast 346: Who's Afraid of Artificial Intelligence?Tech Policy Podcast 355: Conservative FuturismTech Policy Podcast 361: AI, Art, Copyright, and the Life of BrianTech Policy Podcast 363: AI and ElectionsTech Policy Podcast 369: AI and State CapacityTech Policy Podcast 375: Tech Facts and FallaciesTech Policy Podcast 377: AI and Wicked Problems

The Biden administration has set ambitious goals to decrease US carbon emissions. Starting in 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act granted clean energy tax credits to businesses in hopes of encouraging a greener economy. Kyle and Shuting Pomerleau see a carbon tax as a superior approach. To offset any regressive effects, they propose a revenue swap, […]

James Pethokoukis is a senior fellow and the DeWitt Wallace Chair at the American Enterprise Institute, where he analyzes US economic policy, writes and edits the AEIdeas blog, and hosts AEI's Political Economy podcast. He is also a contributor to CNBC and writes the Faster, Please! newsletter on Substack. He is the author of The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised (Center Street, 2023). He has also written for many publications, including the Atlantic, Commentary, Financial Times, Investor's Business Daily, National Review, New York Post, the New York Times, USA Today, and the Week. Session SummaryIn this episode, James joins us to discuss his book, The Conservative Futurist, and his perspectives on technology and economic growth. James explores his background, the spectrum of 'upwing' (pro-progress) versus 'downwing' (anti-progress), and the role of technology in solving global challenges. He explains his reasoning for being pro-progress and pro-growth as well as highlighting the importance of positive storytelling and education in developing a more advanced and prosperous world.Full transcript, list of resources, and art piece: https://www.existentialhope.com/podcastsExistential Hope was created to collect positive and possible scenarios for the future so that we can have more people commit to creating a brighter future, and to begin mapping out the main developments and challenges that need to be navigated to reach it. Existential Hope is a Foresight Institute project.Hosted by Allison Duettmann and Beatrice ErkersFollow Us: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | Existential Hope InstagramExplore every word spoken on this podcast through Fathom.fm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

American families are getting smaller, even as parents spend more time parenting; and while quality of life has ostensibly gone up, our willingness to bring children into our abundant world has seemingly gone down. Economists try to pinpoint market explanations and propose policy solutions to the falling birthrate, but Tim Carney has a more basic explanation for […]

If we had to rebuild American politics to be more positive, could we do it? And what would a positive or even optimistic politics look like? What would be its program, and how could we all be galvanized to join in a world and at a time when it seems as though every day brings another dampener to human enthusiasm? Those are just some of the questions that James Pethokoukis approaches in his recent book, The Conservative Futurist. James emphasizes that optimism and pessimism don't exist on the traditional left-right axis of political analysis (named for the seating arrangement of politicians during the French Revolution). Instead, he divides the world into an “up wing” — people who believe in expanding the bounds of human ingenuity — and those who belong to a “down wing,” which might be simply summarized as degrowthers and others who see limits in all aspects of science, technology and the human condition. James and I talk about his book, and then I quiz him on just how realistic his futurism is. Is his vision actually possible, or is it the sort of slapstick fantastical science fiction that is great as entertainment but has long since died out as a way to govern? He's got better evidence marshaled than I expected, and you can be the judge if optimism can guide your thoughts.

In this episode of AI, Government, and the Future, host Alan Pentz is joined by James Pethokoukis, Policy Analyst at American Enterprise Institute and author of "Faster, Please" and "The Conservative Futurists", to discuss the potential of AI to accelerate innovation and economic growth, the challenges of regulation and implementation, and the implications for government and society. James shares his optimistic view on AI's role in boosting productivity and scientific research while addressing concerns about national security and regulatory approaches.

The US dollar is the dominant global currency, but is it possible that the dollar could one day lose its top-tier status? And, if so, would that necessarily be a bad thing? To find out the answers to those and other questions, I asked AEI's Steven Kamin. Kamin's research at AEI centers on international macroeconomics […]

  Like a shark, if we don't keep moving forward, we die. James Pethokoukis, a renowned economic policy expert, shares insights from his groundbreaking work, "The Conservative Futurist." Pethokoukis presents a captivating vision of a future where technological advancements and environmental preservation harmoniously coexist. Where the  intersection of technology, culture, and politics, and discovery join to embrace a bold, future-oriented mindset. One that could lead us to a world of abundance and wonder.

When it comes to deploying a new technology, there are no guarantees. While developers and policymakers do their best to minimize risk, innovation always requires a leap of faith. The policy debate around artificial intelligence seems to be a guessing game on all sides. Today, I talk with Bronwyn Howell about how we should be […]

President Biden will deliver his State of the Union address today. American Enterprise Institute's James Pethokoukis gives his expectations. Plus, Citi is out with a list of stocks with characteristics similar to the Magnificent 7. Citi's Beata Manthey lays out the names to watch. And, Fed Chair Jay Powell isn't ready to say when rates will come down this year. WisdomTree's Jeremy Schwartz, Hargreaves Landsdown's Sophie Lund-Yates, and Requisite Capital Management's Bryn Talkington explain.

Medicare is a trillion-dollar federal health insurance program designed to meet the medical needs of senior citizens and Americans with disabilities. Yet, despite its staggering amount of funding, Medicare is far from a perfect system. Here on Political Economy, I sit down with Joe Antos to discuss the current state of Medicare and its systemic […]

Many conservatives lament a decades-long stagnation of innovation. As Peter Thiel once quipped, “We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters.” The rise of AI and other transformative technologies may augur an end to this stagnation, according to thinkers like Marc Andreessen, who joined The Dynamist recently to discuss techno-optimism. Others, of course, are more pessimistic. Will we end the Great Stagnation? Will we build the sci-fi future of our dreams? And where does the hurly-burly of politics fit into this conversation? Our guest today, James Pethokoukis, recently wrote The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised. Jim is a senior fellow and the DeWitt Wallace Chair at the American Enterprise Institute, where he analyzes US economic policy, writes and edits the AEIdeas blog, and hosts AEI's Political Economy podcast. He is also a CNBC contributor and writes the Faster, Please! Substack. We're also joined by FAI Senior Fellow Jon Askonas and Research Manager Robert Bellafiore. Robert recently reviewed James' book for The New Atlantis. Jon has written extensively about the politics of innovation, including for Compact and American Affairs. 

"We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters." Peter Thiel's famous complaint hearkens back to the middle of the 20th century, when high economic growth seemed unstoppable and the future was filled with visions of moon bases, nuclear energy too cheap to meter, and yes flying cars. But in the 1970s, economic growth slowed down and the future suddenly darkened, now menaced by threats of overpopulation and runaway pollution. Except for a few brief years during the internet boom of the 1990s, the old dynamism and optimism have never returned. In his new book The Conservative Futurist, American Enterprise Institute scholar James Pethokoukis investigates what he calls the "Great Downshift" of the past half-century - and surveys the hopeful evidence that a new burst of technological and economic innovation may be in the offing. Pethokoukis joins Brink Lindsey to discuss the book, review what's gone wrong in both public policy and the broader culture, and explore (in the words of the book's subtitle) "how to create the sci-fi world we were promised."

James Pethokoukis is a senior fellow and the DeWitt Wallace Chair at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he analyzes US economic policy, writes and edits the AEIdeas blog, and hosts AEI's Political Economy podcast. He is also a contributor to CNBC and writes the “Faster, Please!” newsletter on Substack. Mr. Pethokoukis is a 2002 “Jeopardy!” champion and author of The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised (Center Street, 2023). Check James out at AEI: https://www.aei.org/profile/james-pethokoukis/ Read James's substack: https://fasterplease.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, Acton, director of marketing and communications, Eric Kohn, speaks with AEI economic policy expert James Pethokoukis about his new book: The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised. With a popular culture fixated on catastrophe, are we at risk of pushing a pro-progress future into the realm of the […]

On today's episode, Acton, director of marketing and communications, Eric Kohn, speaks with AEI economic policy expert James Pethokoukis about his new book: The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised. With a popular culture fixated on catastrophe, are we at risk of pushing a pro-progress future into the realm of the impossible? Pethokoukis argues there's still hope if we choose to do more than just dream—we must act, too. Why suddenly are we threatened by change? And where are our flying cars? Can we once again turn imagination into reality? The Conservative Futurist | Hachette Book Group

A big part of the market narrative continues to be mega-cap tech, but will the sector rally in 2024? Cleo Capital's Sarah Kunst weighs in. Plus, a number of hotspots around the world have the potential to extend into the new year. Fordham Global Foresight's Tina Fordham explains. And, we are just one month away from the kickoff of the first primary contest for the presidential election. American Enterprise Institute's James Pethokoukis discusses.

Milton Friedman was one of the most influential economists of the 20th century, right alongside John Maynard Keynes. His work pushed economic thought toward free markets in the 1970s and 1980s. His passionate defense of capitalism and economic freedom had global appeal right through the present day. As such, the closing decades of the 20th […]

Tisha Schuller welcomes James Pethokoukis, senior fellow and the DeWitt Wallace Chair at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), to the Energy Thinks podcast. Listeners will hear James discuss the optimistic themes in his book, The Conservative Futurist (https://www.aei.org/research-products/book/the-conservative-futurist/), which will serve as inspiration to those who want to transcend the culture wars. James writes and edits the AEIdeas blog (https://www.aei.org/aeideas/) and hosts AEI's Political Economy podcast (https://www.aei.org/tag/political-economy-podcast/). He also is the author of the Faster, Please! newsletter (https://fasterplease.substack.com/). James has written for many news publications including The New York Times, US News & World Report, and Reuters and appeared on many news broadcasts including CNN, PBS, and Fox News. He serves as an on-air contributor to CNBC. He has an MSJ in journalism and a B.A. in Russian politics and U.S. history from Northwestern University. Follow all things Adamantine Energy and subscribe to Tisha's weekly Both of These Things Are True email newsletter at www.energythinks.com. Thanks to Adán Rubio who makes the Energy Thinks podcast possible. [Interview recorded on November 15, 2023]

show site: https://thinkfuture.com breaking news in AI: https://aidaily.us telegram channel: https://t.me/thinkfutureum the book: https://amzn.to/47FCLC5 --- In this engaging episode, Chris delves into the theme of techno-optimism, inspired by James Pethokoukis' book, "The Conservative Futurist." Reflecting on historical shifts in attitudes towards technology, Chris emphasizes the need for a positive outlook on technological advancements. He recalls the era of Walt Disney, a period marked by a hopeful vision for the future, and contrasts it with the subsequent pessimistic views that emerged in the 70s. Chris challenges the prevailing dystopian narratives in science fiction and media, advocating for a balanced perspective that recognizes technology as a neutral tool that can be used for both good and evil. He urges listeners to use technology to unite and uplift humanity, rather than to divide and destroy. Throughout the episode, Chris highlights the importance of positive envisioning in driving technological innovation and improving the human condition. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinkfuture/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinkfuture/support

Yes, it's our 400th episode. But instead of looking back over the past eight-and-a-half years of our podcasts, we consider the future: How collective optimism or pessimism can have a huge impact on the economy, risk taking, and the acceptance of new technologies that spark growth and innovation.Our guest is scholar and journalist James Pethokoukis of the American Enterprise Institute, author of "The Conservative Futurist: How To Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised."In this episode he argues that in the decades after World War Two and during the space race, America was the world's dream factory. TV and movies helped to turn imagination into reality, from curing polio to landing on the Moon to creating the internet. In those years we were confident that more wonders lay just over the horizon: clean and infinite energy, a cure for cancer, computers and robots as humanity's great helpers. 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. James Pethokoukis says that this 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."If you cannot imagine or have someone present a plausible imagining of a better tomorrow, why should we take any risks today?", Jim tells us. "There will be failures. Failure is part of taking a risk. It's part of a capitalist economy, and if you're not seeing failures, you're not taking large enough risks or a big enough swing at the plate"In our interview examine the impact of popular entertainment and its impact on our collective ambitions: "I think it influences how we think about the future, and that influences the decisions we make right now in the present."We discuss the current debate over artificial intelligence, and how future breakthroughs might be held back: "If all we can imagine is AI taking all our jobs, only enriching a slice of the population or somehow killing us, why would we want to do anything?"Among public policy decisions James Pethokoukis endorses are a dramatic increase in government spending on research and development as well as sharp cuts in red tape and severe environmental restrictions that prevent the construction of new transmission lines and other building blocks for clean technology projects. This is a wide-ranging conversation.In the interview we mention the controversial best-selling book, "The Population Bomb" co-authored by Paul and Anne Erlich, and the work of Persian author, futurist, and philosopher Fereidoun M. Esfandiary.Recommendation: Richard recommends a daily or weekly spiritual practice that could include prayer, meditation or yoga. He believes that a regular discipline that involves giving gratitude and thinking of the inner self can improve mental well-being. "We are often unkind to each other because we are unforgiving of ourselves and ungrateful for the world we have been born into," Richard days. "It's no accident that a decline in church attendance in America has something to do with the rise in incivility." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: My techno-optimism [By Vitalik Buterin], published by habryka on November 28, 2023 on LessWrong. Vitalik wrote a post trying to make the case for his own take on techno-optimism summarizing it as an ideology he calls "d/acc". I resonate with a lot of it, though also have conflicting feelings about trying to create social movements and ideologies like this. Below some quotes and the table of contents. Last month, Marc Andreessen published his "techno-optimist manifesto", arguing for a renewed enthusiasm about technology, and for markets and capitalism as a means of building that technology and propelling humanity toward a much brighter future. The manifesto unambiguously rejects what it describes as an ideology of stagnation, that fears advancements and prioritizes preserving the world as it exists today. This manifesto has received a lot of attention, including response articles from Noah Smith, Robin Hanson, Joshua Gans (more positive), and Dave Karpf, Luca Ropek, Ezra Klein (more negative) and many others. Not connected to this manifesto, but along similar themes, are James Pethokoukis's "The Conservative Futurist" and Palladium's "It's Time To Build for Good". This month, we saw a similar debate enacted through the OpenAI dispute, which involved many discussions centering around the dangers of superintelligent AI and the possibility that OpenAI is moving too fast. My own feelings about techno-optimism are warm, but nuanced. I believe in a future that is vastly brighter than the present thanks to radically transformative technology, and I believe in humans and humanity. I reject the mentality that the best we should try to do is to keep the world roughly the same as today but with less greed and more public healthcare. However, I think that not just magnitude but also direction matters. There are certain types of technology that much more reliably make the world better than other types of technology. There are certain types of technlogy that could, if developed, mitigate the negative impacts of other types of technology. The world over-indexes on some directions of tech development, and under-indexes on others. We need active human intention to choose the directions that we want, as the formula of "maximize profit" will not arrive at them automatically. In this post, I will talk about what techno-optimism means to me. This includes the broader worldview that motivates my work on certain types of blockchain and cryptography applications and social technology, as well as other areas of science in which I have expressed an interest. But perspectives on this broader question also have implications for AI, and for many other fields. Our rapid advances in technology are likely going to be the most important social issue in the twenty first century, and so it's important to think about them carefully. Table of contents Technology is amazing, and there are very high costs to delaying it The environment, and the importance of coordinated intention AI is fundamentally different from other tech, and it is worth being uniquely careful Existential risk is a big deal Even if we survive, is a superintelligent AI future a world we want to live in? The sky is near, the emperor is everywhere Other problems I worry about d/acc: Defensive (or decentralization, or differential) acceleration Macro physical defense Micro physical defense (aka bio) Cyber defense, blockchains and cryptography Info defense Social technology beyond the "defense" framing So what are the paths forward for superintelligence? A happy path: merge with the AIs? Is d/acc compatible with your existing philosophy? We are the brightest star Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org

The King welcomes James Pethokoukis to discuss his new book, The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised. America used to be a land of big dreams and bigger accomplishments. But as we moved into the late 20th century, we grew cautious, even cynical, about the future and our ability to shape it. Too many of us saw only the threats from rapid change and not the many... Source

The King welcomes James Pethokoukis to discuss his new book, The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised. America used to be a land of big dreams and bigger accomplishments. But as we moved into the late 20th century, we grew cautious, even cynical, about the future and our ability to shape it. Too many of us saw only the threats from rapid change and not the many benefits. James argues we can turn things around—if we, the people, choose to dream and act.Jim is a senior fellow and the DeWitt Wallace Chair at the American Enterprise Institute, writing on their website and in his "Faster, Please!" Substack newsletter. You'll also see him regularly on CNBC and elsewhere.After the interview, Jon shares a few thoughts about Thanksgiving.Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. For video versions of the interviews, subscribe to Jon's YouTube or Rumble channel!

James Pethokoukis joins Jordan McGillis to discuss technology's potential to transform our economy, the need to improve our education system, and the future of conservatism.

The King welcomes James Pethokoukis to discuss his new book, The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised. America used to be a land of big dreams and bigger accomplishments. But as we moved into the late 20th century, we grew cautious, even cynical, about the future and our ability to […]

Over the past 40 years, children born to parents without college degrees have become less and less likely to grow up with the advantages of a two-parent home. This trend is perpetuating inequality between college-educated and non-college-educated families. To talk about this issue, I've invited on Melissa Kearney. Melissa is the Neil Moskowitz Professor of […]

The Biden Administration rolled out sweeping rules meant to create guardrails around the nascent AI industry. Is it good for tech or limiting for tech? Nilay Patel, James Pethokoukis and Eamon Javers discuss.

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/JimPethokoukishttps://www.amazon.ca/Conservative-Futurist-Create-Sci-Fi-Promised/dp/1546005544Mentioned in the episode:https://www.fromthenew.world/p/marc-andreesen-the-time-to-fight#detailshttps://www.amazon.ca/iGen-Super-Connected-Rebellious-Happy-Adulthood/dp/1501151983https://www.amazon.ca/Two-Parent-Privilege-Americans-Stopped-Getting/dp/0226817784 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fromthenew.world/subscribe

America was once the world's 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, humanoid robots, radical life extension, and space colonies. Science fiction would become fact. 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. Newt's guest is James Pethokoukis. His new book, “The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised”, presents groundbreaking ideas, sharp analysis, and provides a detailed roadmap to a fantastic future filled with incredible progress and prosperity that is both optimistic and realistic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail Us: realignmentpod@gmail.comFoundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-faiJames Pethokoukis, AEI Senior Fellow and author of The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised, joins The Realignment. Marshall and James discuss his why he describes post-1970s America as suffering from the "Great Downshift," a sharp decline in technological progress, economic stagnation, and downsized dreams, why we should be optimistic about the future, despite fears of a looming technopocalypse, the role of developments in AI, space exploration, and energy abundance, the agenda for recovering the expansively futuristic spirit of the 1950s and 1960s, and why conservative futurism isn't an oxymoron. 

James Pethokoukis is a policy analyst, official CNBC contributor, and Dewitt Wallace Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He is also the creator and writer of the Faster, Please! newsletter, which is dedicated to “discovering, creating, and inventing a better world through technological innovation, economic growth, and pro-progress culture.” James joins the show to discuss his new book, The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised. Important Links: Faster, Please! The Conservative Futurist WTF Happened In 1971? Tinkered Thinking — White Mirror The Great Reshuffle Bono On Nuclear Energy Our World in Data Show Notes: What Happened to America? Up Wing vs. Down Wing Thinking AI as a General Purpose Technology; Regulatory Capture Technological Proficiency & Problem Solving How to Reframe Tomorrow “Be Like the Blade of Grass” Green Shoots of Optimism AI as a Lifelong Learning Instructor We Are the Economy Three Policies That Could Change the Future James as Emperor of the World MORE! Books Mentioned: The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised; by James Pethokoukis The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World; by David Deutsch The Hypomanic Edge: The Link Between (a Little) Craziness and (a Lot Of) Success in America; by John Gartner The Tao Te Ching; by Lao Tzu The Genius of the Beast: A Radical Re-Vision Of Capitalism; by Howard Bloom

We're breaking down the geopolitical fallout from the Israel-Hamas war ahead of President Biden's speech. Plus, could the 10-year yield be headed to 4% as the “earnings recession” is about to end? We'll debate. And what are the consequences of a House of Representatives with no Speaker? AEI's James Pethokoukis joins us to dig into that.

A growing number of unions are striking across the country. Former Acting Labor Secretary Seth Harris and American Enterprise Institute's James Pethokoukis explain. Plus, Ice Brent continues to trade at its lowest level in three weeks. RBC Capital Markets' Helima Croft discusses. And, surging Treasury yields are putting pressure on the broader markets. Silvercrest Asset Management's Robert Teeter and Truist Advisory Services' Keith Lerner lay out what's ahead.

Today's podcast is on an invaluable insight from Master & Apprentice, a novel by Claudia Gray about Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Before we met them in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, these two Jedi did not always get along. Qui-Gon even wanted to dump Kenobi as his Padawan learner during this time. They were oil and water. Why was Obi-Wan so reactive to Qui-Gon Jinn's loose nature as a teacher? Young people are contrarian by nature of their age. Here's what Qui-Gon had to learn….“What your Padawan is doing is totally normal. Adolescents go one of two ways. They're either rebels to the core, or even stricter than their elders. So Obi-Wan's the latter. He'll relax after a while. Know what? If his new Master is stricter than you, I bet he'll loosen up immediately, just to be contrary.” This is what Rael Averross says to Qui-Gon Jinn, who is distraught about his messy relationship with Obi-Wan Kenobi. Jinn is a rule breaker and Obi-Wan is a rather puritanical Jedi. But part of what Learners do is they see both your best and your worst. They borrow from what they like, and dispense with what they don't. It's natural. Don't be offended when YOUR Padawan does the same. They are growing. Testing boundaries and their own convictions. Let them. Keep watch, but let them feel out their own values. It's not all about you. This is the way. In case you missed the latest from This Is The Way, we have a new short article about making the most of adventures, those you planned and those you never saw coming. To go along with this piece, we have an interview on YouTube with author James Pethokoukis. As promised, we're doing more than ever at This Is The Way to give you more value, more content, and more actionable ideas to reflect on. Get full access to Geeky Stoics at www.geekystoics.com/subscribe

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From the dawn of agriculture in Jericho to the artistic achievements of the Italian Renaissance in Florence, what lessons can we learn from great cities throughout history? What factors give rise to periods of innovation and creativity? In this episode of Political Economy, Chelsea Follett previews her new book, Centers of Progress: 40 Cities That Changed the […]

James Pethokoukis is a senior fellow and the DeWitt Wallace Chair at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He also writes the Faster, Please! newsletter on Substack. During this podcast conversation, James talks with Matt about his new book, The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised

The clock is ticking towards the United Auto Workers' noon deadline today for "serious progress" from Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis. American Enterprise Institute's James Pethokoukis explains what's at stake. Plus, surging yields are sending stocks to their lowest levels in months. Principal Asset Management's Seema Shah discusses. And, what's ahead for the final trading day of the week? CFRA Research's Sam Stovall weighs in.

Congress returns from summer break this week as it looks to ensure the government is funded past the September 30 deadline. American Enterprise Institute's James Pethokoukis explains. Plus, Arm Holdings is expected to kick off its roadshow today ahead of its highly anticipated IPO. Renaissance Capital's Avery Spear explains. And, bearish sentiment is growing at the start of what's historically a rough month for stocks. The Glenview Trust Company's Bill Stone and RBC Capital Markets' Amy Wu Silverman weigh in on the outlook.

Investors are bracing for another batch of big bank earnings before the opening bell today. JMP Securities' Devin Ryan breaks down his expectations. Plus, it's been a summer of labor unrest across the country. American Enterprise Institute's James Pethokoukis explains. And, June retail sales are out this morning, offering insight into the consumer and inflation. Apollo Global Management's Torsten Slok discusses what this means for the Fed.

Recent results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, often called “the nation's report card,” reveal the dire state of American education. The pandemic hit students hard, but it also presents educators and policymakers with an opportunity to rethink our schools. To discuss that, I've brought my colleague Rick Hess back on Political Economy. Rick is […]

Did anyone "win" the debt ceiling debate? Where is the economy headed, long-term? And what breakthroughs can be used to build a better world? James Pethokoukis, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he specializes in US economic policy, joins us to share his perspective on a brighter future. Plus, bacteria-fighting AI and tracking social progress. What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress Network and The Podglomerate.

The Democratic and Republican parties have experienced substantial shifts in recent years, from each party’s demographic makeup to its policy priorities. To explore that realignment and to consider the future of American political coalitions, I’m joined by my AEI colleague Ruy Teixeira. Ruy is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on the […]

Here at the American Enterprise Institute we've launched a new Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility as part of our American Dream Initiative. Former AEI scholar Kevin Corinth has returned to the Institute to serve as deputy director. In this special episode of Political Economy, I'm sitting down with Kevin to hear more about this new […]

With the US reaching its $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, the Republican-controlled House and Democratic administration are set to spar over raising the debt limit. To sort through what’s going on and whether the Twitter idea of minting a trillion-dollar coin could be the government’s “get out of jail free” card, I’m joined again by my […]

Austrian economist Friedrich A. Hayek fought in the First World War, lived through the Great Depression and the rise of fascism, and enjoyed a postwar career as a Nobel Prize-winning economist. He is known to us today as a champion of classical liberal thought and author of The Road to Serfdom. In this episode of Political Economy, I’m […]

When we talk about poverty in the United States, what do we mean? And how do we measure it? My AEI colleague Scott Winship returns to Political Economy to give us a primer on how the “war on poverty” is going. Scott is a senior fellow and Director of Poverty Studies here at AEI. He’s also author […]