In this acclaimed work, Gilder offers an illuminating discussion of how to increase wealth and curtail poverty, arguing that most welfare programs only serve to keep the poor in poverty as victims of welfare dependency.
Legendary economist, investor, tech philosopher, and public treasure George Gilder argues that a hard-driving culture of entrepreneurial ideas is now in conflict with a growing mindset of government regulation combined with a total surrender of the individual imagination. The winner of this battle may determine a new paradigm of economics and thought for the next century, whether we like it or not.Ronald Reagan’s most-quoted living author—George Gilder—is back with an all-new paradigm-shifting theory of capitalism that will upturn conventional wisdom.Gilder breaks away from the supply-side model of economics to present a new economic the epic conflict between the knowledge of entrepreneurs on one side, and the blunt power of government on the other. The knowledge of entrepreneurs, and their freedom to share and use that knowledge, are the sparks that light up the economy and set its gears in motion. The power of government to regulate, stifle, manipulate, subsidize or suppress knowledge and ideas is the inertia that slows those gears down, or keeps them from turning at all.One of the twentieth century’s defining economic minds has returned with a new philosophy to carry us into the twenty-first. Knowledge and Power is a must-read for fiscal conservatives, business owners, CEOs, investors, and anyone interested in propelling America’s economy to future success.
Meet Mitchell "Sam" Brewer. Young. African-American. An ex-Marine with charm and intelligence. Highly valued by his employers in his state job. Yet Sam repeatedly gets into trouble - much of it the kind that lands him in hospitals and police stations. George Gilder, one of the most important sociopolitical authors of our time, brings us a life in which the ultimate trap is not racism, but the very system that's meant to help. Not since Claude Brown's "Manchild in the Promised Land" has there been such a forthright, unvarnished, and humanizing portrait of life and struggle for young African-American men in the inner city.From the author's new introduction decrying the lack of vision in welfare reform to the chilling postscript on the story's protagonist, "Visible Man" rings even more disturbingly true today than when it was first published.
Israel is the crucial battlefield for Capitalism and Freedom in our time. George Gilder's global best-seller Wealth and Poverty made the moral case for capitalism. Now Gilder makes the case for Israel, portraying a conflict of barbarism and envy against civilization and creativity. Gilder reveals Israel as a leader of human civilization, technological progress, and scientific advance. Tiny Israel stands behind only the United States in its contributions to the hi-tech economy. Israel has become the world's paramount example of the blessings of freedom. Hatred of Israel, like anti-Semitism through history, arises from resentment of Jewish success. Rooted in a Marxist zero-sum-game theory of economics, this vision has fueled the anti-Semitic rantings of Hitler, Arafat, Osama, and history's other notorious haters. Faced with a contest between murderous regimes sustained by envy and Nazi ideology, and a free, prosperous, and capitalist, Israel—whose side are you on?
For more than two hundred years, capitalism spread wealth around the globe, bringing unprecedented prosperity and progress, liberating human potential. But something has gone terribly wrong in the world economy. The bestselling futurist and venture capitalist George Gilder explains why economics is not an incentive system to be manipulated but an information system to be freed. Material resources are essentially as plentiful as the atoms of the universe. What drives economic growth in a free market is our limitless human ingenuity and creativity.
Google's algorithms view the future as merely the next moment in a random process, a notion George Gilder critiques by emphasizing that the future is shaped by human action. For decades, Gilder has been a leading voice on technology's trajectory, questioning whether major companies like Google, Amazon, and Facebook are truly invincible or merely vulnerable giants. The era dominated by Google, characterized by big data and machine intelligence, is nearing its end. Gilder argues that Silicon Valley is experiencing a crisis, revealing the limitations of a system that offers free services in exchange for user data, leading to a marketplace devoid of true prices. This model, while initially effective, ultimately stifles entrepreneurship and degrades the Internet into an ad-filled wasteland. The crisis extends beyond economics; as artificial intelligence advances, security measures have faltered, leaving personal information exposed. The current architecture cannot resolve these issues. Instead, the future lies in the cryptocosm, which utilizes blockchain technology to create a secure global payments system, moving beyond the aggregate-and-advertise model. This shift will lead to a great unbundling of power and commerce in Silicon Valley, transforming both the economy and the Internet. The post-Google era is imminent.
Why do conservatives have such a hard time winning the economic debate in the court of public opinion? Simple, George Gilder says: Conservatives misunderstand economics almost as badly as liberals do. Republicans have been running on tax cut proposals since the era of Harding and Coolidge without seriously addressing the key problems of a global economy in decline. Enough is enough. Gilder, author of the New York Times bestseller Wealth and Poverty, proposes a completely new framework for understanding economic growth that will replace failed twentieth-century conservative economics and turn the economic debate--and the country--around.
The computer age has concluded, giving rise to the telecosm—an era defined by advanced communications technology. While chips and software remain essential, the focus has shifted to communication power, or bandwidth, which is rapidly expanding and reshaping our social and economic landscape. George Gilder, a prominent technological visionary, adeptly predicts these shifts, emphasizing the significance of bandwidth over chip speed. His foresight includes the rise of fiber and wireless optics, the decline of traditional telephony, and the surge of handheld devices. Gilder's insights have consistently outperformed even the most optimistic market predictions, making his work indispensable for understanding the current communication revolution. This exploration combines science, business history, social analysis, and predictions about the future. It highlights the profound changes that will outstrip those brought by the personal computer. Gilder argues that computers will become less central as their functions migrate online, while low-flying satellites will make handheld devices ubiquitous. He predicts the decline of television, a revival of print media, and a transformation in advertising. The narrative introduces key innovators, from laser pioneers to fiber optics trailblazers, showcasing the technologies that will become as fundamental as air. This work is essential for anyone seeking to grasp the monumental shifts occurring i
The Coming Transformation of Media and American Life
Television has long been identified as a dead hand on culture; but George Gilder suggests here that this centralized, authoritarian institution is also a dying technology and that the telecomputer - a powerful interactive system that will affect all aspects of life, from education to business to leisure time - will replace it. America is presently at the forefront of telecomputer development, but government restrictions - such as those that limit the wide use of fibre-optic technology - may hinder the American companies in the vanguard. Gilder's optimistic message is that the United States has only to unleash its industrial resources to command the "telefuture", in which new technology will overthrow the stultifying influence of mass media and renew the power of individuals.
