I’ve been taking a critical stance toward the enthusiasm exhibited at , but I want to take a moment to point out that for all my skepticism, we really do need risk-takers and entrepreneurs if we want to overcome the obstacles of the future. Resource depletion, global hunger, oppressive regimes, mediocre education outcomes, and skyrocketing [...]
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by Erik Kain on November 16, 2011
and met with founder to talk about the future and one thing that leaped out at me from their discussion was Parker’s contention that the industry most likely to be transformed next is politics. I know that I keep beating this unrealistic-optimism drum, but this one takes the cake. I thought Parker’s comments were largely [...]
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I’m in lovely – and rainy – Tucson, AZ for this year’s Techonomy conference. Techonomy is an annual gathering of tech entrepreneurs, business leaders, and various other leading lights in the tech world. “It’s not a conference about tech,” the Techonomy website reads. “It’s a conference about how tech is changing everything else.” This year’s [...]
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E.D. Kain is a blogger and freelance writer. Currently he serves as Editor-in-Chief of The League of Ordinary Gentlemen and writes a policy blog at Forbes. He can be found occasionally composing 140 character cultural analysis on Twitter. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The National Review, The Washington Examiner, and the now-defunct True/Slant.
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