George Gilder

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Can the Left Do “Abundance”?

In 1981 George Gilder wrote about supply-side economics in his book "Wealth and Poverty." Ronald Reagan read it and embraced its message, enabling decades of technology-led growth. Also, Mr. Gilder was one of the first to talk about abundance. His most important economic axiom, for me anyway, is "waste what's abundant to make up for what's scarce." Silicon Valley lives by this. Read More ›
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It’s Just an Apparition: Unmasking AI Hype

A panel of distinguished scholars explores AI’s limitations in achieving true sentience, creativity, and reasoning. Panelists critique predictions of AI surpassing human intelligence, such as Ray Kurzweil’s singularity theory, emphasizing that current AI models rely on statistical patterns rather than genuine understanding. The discussion highlights concerns about AI displacing human jobs while affirming the irreplaceability of human creativity and purpose. Read More ›

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DeepSeek AI Is the Competition America Needs

The success of DeepSeek, the Chinese rival to American goliaths with radically more cost-effective artificial intelligence, reveals the futility of U.S. sanctions policies. Under the Biden administration, the American government was captured by some of the world’s most ham-handed national-security socialists, while the Chinese private sector under Xi Jinping commands some of the world’s most nimble capitalists. Read More ›
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Beyond Chips, Silicon, & Data Centers: The Coming Terahertz Waferscale Paradigm

George Gilder and Robert Metcalfe explore the evolution of semiconductor technology and the emerging shift from traditional chips to waferscale integration (WSI). Gilder reflects on how the “Planar Revolution” in integrated circuits, initiated by figures like Bob Noyce and Carver Mead, fundamentally changed computing by introducing flat, integrated circuits. This led to the proliferation of microchips. However, the current chip-centric Read More ›

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Campus Antisemitism Continues

A largely failed attempt to place ads for a pro-Israel book in ten universities’ student papers illustrates the double standard by which many students as well as faculty and administrators treat anti-Israel protestors, on one hand, and Israel supporters on the other. Every university approached recently by Seattle-based Discovery Institute on behalf of The Israel Test by George Gilder, a pro-Israel work published by Encounter Books, has experienced anti-Israel demonstrations. Some had riots. Yet most were treated by authorities with appeasement or even encouragement. Read More ›
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Are We Passing the Israel Test? George Gilder Appears on The Bill Walton Show

George Gilder sat down with Bill Walton to discuss the new edition of his book The Israel Test. Gilder makes the case that Israel’s accomplishments are worthy of our admiration, not our envy, that we are dependent on Israel for much of our technology, and that our support of Israel at this crucial moment in history is vital to the Read More ›

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Exploding Hezbollah Devices Show Need for Ending U.S. Timidity on Israel Aid, Says The Israel Test Author, George Gilder

"The exploding pagers and radios of Hezbollah point not only to the tactical brilliance of Israeli technicians (who are likely responsible) but also to the largely unacknowledged value of Israel to our own defense." This is the view of Discovery Institute co-founder George Gilder, author of The Israel Test and increasingly a critic of current U.S. and European half-way measures in support of Israel. Read More ›
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George Gilder Discusses ‘The Israel Test’ at FreedomFest

Venture capitalist and futurist George Gilder, author of “The Israel Test,” argued that antagonism towards Israel is based in part on resentment over Israel’s economic and technological accomplishments and moral leadership in the world. This interview was conducted at FreedomFest, an annual libertarian conference held in 2024 in Las Vegas. Read More ›