The restructuring of our economy is as significant as the recession. Tech writer George Gilder (Microcosm, Telecosm and, most recently, The Israel Test) will describe the way new technology can rescue the US, and the world, from the present slump. Some think the high tech revolution is exhausted; Gilder says, “Not so fast!”
Have things stopped getting better? Americans had become used to ever-increasing living standards, but there is evidence that for many people, life is not improving. There is also a growing pessimism about the future with surveys showing that Americans do not think their children and grandchildren will be better off.
Last week, there was a most interesting discussion between two of the world’s leading tech gurus – George Gilder and Peter Thiel — at FreedomFest in Las Vegas. Mr. Gilder has written some of the most influential books of our time, including Wealth and Poverty, Microcosm and Telecosm, and was the one who popularized Moore’s Law, which says computer power doubles about every 18 months and costs fall by half. Mr. Thiel is best known as a co-founder of PayPal and the angel investor in Facebook. He also has gained attention by offering $100,000 grants to college students who drop out to form companies.
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There is a maxim in the business world: Never bet the company. Wall Street “masters of the universe” ignored that maxim. The result was the financial meltdown in 2008. Republicans ignored it in the famous 1995 budget showdown with President Clinton. The result was that voters blamed the GOP for the subsequent government shutdown and Clinton was re-elected in 1996. Read More ›
DALLAS – One of the nation’s leading textbook publishers fails to comply with the new science standards in Texas, according to a new report from Discovery Institute. Among materials reviewed, the Pearson / Prentice Hall curriculum stands out for its gross failure to comply with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (“TEKS”), according to a report published by Discovery Institute. Read More ›
Primary failure: We failed to recognize the religious underpinnings of the situation.
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This article, published by the California Stem Cell Report, quotes Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Wesley J. Smith: In another commentary on a blog called Secondhand Smoke, Wesley J. Smith, author and bioethicist, posted a video of the song “Hey Big Spender.” Smith wrote, “The state is sinking financially. Cutbacks are being forced across the board. But not at the CIRM…. The rest of Read More ›
Bruce Agnew, Director, Cascadia Center, Discovery Institute Read More ›