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, humanoid robots, radical life extension, and space colonies. Science fiction would become fact. 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. Newt’s guest is James Pethokoukis. His new book, “The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised”, presents groundbreaking ideas, sharp analysis, and provides a detailed roadmap to a fantastic future filled with incredible progress and prosperity that is both optimistic and realistic.
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Episode 696: The New Space Race – United States vs. China
Episode 695: Nuclear War: A Scenario
Episode 694: Defeating Hamas in Rafah
Episode 693: Emperor Penguin Chicks Jump Off a 50 Foot Ice Shelf
Episode 692: Governor Reagan on College Protests
Episode 691: The Power of A.I. – An Overview
Episode 690: Wall Street’s War on Workers
Episode 689: Family Unfriendly
Episode 688: Artificial Intelligence Policy
Episode 687: Reforming the Criminal Justice System
Episode 686: Iran Attacks Israel
Episode 685: Welfare Reform
Episode 684: Funding the War in Ukraine
Episode 683: Student Loan Debt Forgiveness
Episode 682: Ukraine’s War of Independence
Episode 681: How Happy Are We?
Episode 680: Pigs in the Swamp – Earmarks in the $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill
Episode 679: Lincoln, Democracy, and The American Experiment
Episode 678: Newt Answers Your Questions
Episode 677: Men Without Meaning
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