100 new American factories are just the beginning

America wins

The future smells like jet fuel  

Introducing the UNO reverse card of energy

Whatever AI wants AI gets

Everything’s OK

Introducing our syllabus for the future

No wonder software stocks are crashing

The most underrated frontier

6 insurgents reinventing chips

16 startups, 1 champion: who wins?

Housing’s “iPhone moment”

I’m putting the finishing touches on a story 100 years in the making.

2026 will be an awesome year, and not just because it’s America’s 250th birthday. Innovators will wake up every morning and make it awesome.

It’s the holidays, and you’re likely reading this on your phone between family gatherings, with a plate of leftovers nearby. So it’s time to have some fun!

Time to break the rules

The Wright brothers first sputtered into the air in 1903.

Today we’re sharing a piece from the original Rational Optimist himself, Matt Ridley.

Imagine a cube 14 inches on each side, about the size of a microwave. At 2,200 pounds, no man can lift it. And it’s worth $65 million.

In most modern cities, steel cranes rise above the skyline. Back home in Abu Dhabi, crews break ground on a new project every month. But in California, the home of Silicon Valley and America’s supposed bastion of innovation? Nothing.