Why America Stopped Innovating - And How We Can Start Again
About this episode
From the show’s notesNot long ago, America led the world in building and innovation. But over the past 50 years, bureaucracy and red tape have made it nearly impossible to get big things done.
Still, there’s a growing movement to turn that around — to build faster, smarter, and better than ever before.
Read the show’s notes in full
In this episode of The Main Function, Garry sits down with Atlantic staff writer and Plain English podcast host Derek Thompson to discuss his new book Abundance (co-authored with Ezra Klein). They discuss how we got here, what needs fixing, and what a bold, more prosperous 2050 could look like.
