James Pethokoukis

1 week ago | fasterplease.substack.com | James Pethokoukis

My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers,In my 2021 AEI podcast chat with Eric Berger, the Ars Technica space reporter and the author of two books on SpaceX called Elon Musk's company "the most dominant space company of the era — of today, of now, and of the future, most likely."High praise, but I would make a giant leap further. Consider Musk's vision: to transform humanity from an Earth-exclusive species into one spread across the Solar System.

1 week ago | fasterplease.substack.com | James Pethokoukis

My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers,In my Up Wing, conservative-futurist vision, liberalism is not discarded but repurposed. Classical liberal tenets — individual liberty, market dynamism, social mobility, and constrained government — form the bedrock of an open and humane society geared for innovation and prosperity.

1 week ago | aei.org | Ramesh Ponnuru |Desmond Lachman |James Pethokoukis |Steven Kamin

Op-Ed The Fed (Probably) Has This One Right Post Economics Is Not Trump’s Strong Suit Article A Quick Q&A on Predicting Super AI Through Bond Markets with … Trevor Chow Press Discussing the bond market: Lachman on SiriusXM’s ‘The Julie Mason Show’ Post AI, Productivity Growth, and Rising Interest Rates Op-Ed 2025: The Year Inflation Makes a Comeback? Press CNBC Discussing the Key Fiscal Decisions Facing the Next Presidential Administration: Pethokoukis on CNBC’s “Worldwide Exchange” Post The...

1 week ago | fasterplease.substack.com | James Pethokoukis

My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers,Excited talk about the impending arrival — and science-fictional promise — of artificial general intelligence may suggest anything short of superintelligence is no biggie. The Singularity or bust. But whatever the AGI timeline, two headlines show that the Age of (Generative) AI has started reshaping corporate strategy and the job market.

1 week ago | aei.org | James Pethokoukis |Andrew Biggs

You remember your fourth grade history textbook: The British Empire unfairly taxed the American colonies. Tea was dumped in the Boston Harbor. Colonists refused taxation without representation. Therefore, the American Revolution was driven by economics, right? Well, maybe not. Today on Political Economy, I’m talking with Deirdre McCloskey about the core ideas that drove the Revolution. We explore American capitalism and the idea of equal opportunity as America grows closer to its 250th birthday.