When Donald Trump and J.D. Vance take office in January, they will bring with them a new set of ideas shaped by the dynamism and ambition of a new right-wing elite from Silicon Valley. To understand this moment, and how these figures could shape the next administration, we wanted to highlight some of FAI's recent work:
- Jon Askonas, "Technological Stagnation Is a Choice," in American Affairs
- Robert Bellafiore and Jon Askonas, "Tech for Trump," in City Journal
- Samuel Hammond, "A Rising Counter-Elite," in City Journal
- Robert Bellafiore, "Accelerating to Where?" in the New Atlantis
- Samuel Hammond, "The Effective Altruist Case for Trump," in Second Best
- Dan Lips, "What Could a Trump-Musk Government Efficiency Commission Solve?" in The Hill
- Dan Lips, Samuel Hammond, and Thomas Hochman, "An Efficiency Agenda for the Executive Branch," FAI
- Robert Bellafiore, "Natcons for Fusionism?" in Fusion
- Kelvin Yu, "Unleash the Techno-Industrial State," for American Compass
- "The Founders: Peter Thiel, Max Levchin, David Sacks, and Luke Nosek, with author Jimmy Soni," on The Pull Request with Antonio García Martínez
- "Samuel Hammond on the Rise of Conservative & Big-Tech Populism," on Hub Dialogues with Sean Speer
- "How to Rebuild the Arsenal of Democracy," Statecraft/Reboot24 feat. Michael Kratsios, Trae Stephens, and Santi Ruiz
And listen to our conversations with some of the biggest voices in these debates on our podcast, The Dynamist:
- "Marc Andreessen on Techno-Optimism and Its Enemies"
- "Should Conservatives Embrace Elon Musk?" with Chris Griswold
- "J.D. Vance and the Future of the Right" with Oren Cass, Marshall Kosloff, and Jon Askonas
- "Conservative Futurism," with Jim Pethokoukis, Jon Askonas, and Robert Bellafiore
Also check out relevant episodes from the FAI-sponsored podcast, The Realignment:
- "From Tech to Government and Back Again," with Michael Kratsios and Jennifer Pahlka
- "Silicon Valley's Pivot to the Right," with Teddy Schleifer and Samo Burja
- "Interview with J.D. Vance"
- "Interview with Marco Rubio"
