Abundance
TLDR: “Well-written, very interesting thesis”
This book was written by two Left-ish authors: one is a columnist for the New York Times and the other is a columnist for The Atlantic. The hook is that this book calls out the Left for a lot of problems in today’s society.
Their central claim is that a lot of societal problems are driven on the supply side: we don’t have enough housing, we don’t have enough medical breakthroughs, we don’t have enough green energy, etc. They make the argument that the Left has stymied attempts to expand our access to these things through too much regulation and other roadblocks.
They paint a picture that society is gridlocked. We need more housing, more invention, more innovation, more energy, but we’re stuck arguing about how to get it. Whenever someone comes up with a plan, everyone piles on in attempts to discredit it or attach their pet project to it.
They argue for the government to be used as a battering ram to push projects through. Ironically, given their political orientation, they point to Trump’s Project Warp Speed effort to get a COVID vaccine out the door as an example of how things should work.
It’s a fresh take on politics, which I enjoyed. Instead of pushing the same hackneyed arguments, they take a new view of it. It’s well-written and always interesting. I’m planning to read it again.
Book Data
- Author
- Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson
- Year
- Pages
- 222
- Acquired
- Open Library
- OL42415680W
- Wikipedia
- Abundance_(Klein_and_Thompson_book)
- I have read this book. According to my records, I completed it on .
- A hardcover copy of this book is currently in my home library.