{"product_id":"the-conservative-futurist-how-to-create-the-sci-fi-world-we-were-promised-hardcover","title":"The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Pethokoukis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the surprising case for how conservatism can help us achieve the epic sci-fi future we were promised.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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, computers and robots as humanity's great helpers, and space colonies. (Also, of course, flying cars.) Science fiction, from \u003ci\u003eThe Jetsons\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e, would become fact. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. 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: AI that will take all our jobs if it doesn't kill us first, nuclear war, climate chaos, plague and the zombie apocalypse. We are now at risk of another half-century of making the same mistakes and pushing a pro-progress future into the realm of impossibility. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But American Enterprise Institute (AEI) economic policy expert and long-time CNBC contributor James Pethokoukis argues that there's still hope. We can absolutely turn things around--if we the people choose to dream \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e act. How dare we delay or fail to deliver for ourselves and our children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With groundbreaking ideas and sharp analysis, Pethokoukis provides a detailed roadmap to a fantastic future filled with incredible progress and prosperity that is both optimistic \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e realistic. Through an exploration of culture, economics, and history, \u003ci\u003eThe Conservative Futurist\u003c\/i\u003e 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, 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-oriented society. It's time for America to embrace the future confidently, act boldly, and take that giant leap forward.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Pethokoukis\u003c\/b\u003e is a policy analyst and the Dewitt Wallace Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he also writes and edits the AEIdeas blog and writes the \u003ci\u003eFaster, Please!\u003c\/i\u003e newsletter. In addition, he is an official contributor to CNBC television. A graduate of Northwestern University and the Medill School of Journalism, Pethokoukis is a 2002 \u003ci\u003eJeopardy!\u003c\/i\u003e champion. Before joining AEI, he was the Washington columnist for \u003ci\u003eReuters Breakingviews\u003c\/i\u003e, the opinion and commentary wing of Thomson Reuters, and the business editor and economics columnist for \u003ci\u003eU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003c\/i\u003e. Mr. Pethokoukis has written for many publications, including \u003ci\u003eCommentary\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInvestor's Business Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eWeekly Standard\u003c\/i\u003e. His numerous broadcast appearances include CNN, Fox Business Network, Fox News Channel, \u003ci\u003eThe McLaughlin Group\u003c\/i\u003e, MSNBC, and \u003ci\u003eNightly Business Report\u003c\/i\u003e on PBS. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54023309721933,"sku":"9781546005544","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/Jo5uNUYadC9781546005544.webp?v=1780461936","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-conservative-futurist-how-to-create-the-sci-fi-world-we-were-promised-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}