Derek Thompson

Housing abundance, clean energy abundance, high quality governance, a science policy that makes sense, and a plan to build what we invent. That's the book in 15 seconds. The reason I wanted to summarize the book is actually like put its summary in the refrigerator for a bit while I make a second point. Okay. 2026 and 2028 are going to be about Donald Trump.

And opposing Donald Trump effectively requires, in addition to understanding the importance of making and inventing more of what you need, the abundance message, understanding Trump's vulnerabilities, right? You have to pay attention to what he is making vulnerable. Right now, Donald Trump's vulnerability, I think, if the midterm were, say, in three months,

And opposing Donald Trump effectively requires, in addition to understanding the importance of making and inventing more of what you need, the abundance message, understanding Trump's vulnerabilities, right? You have to pay attention to what he is making vulnerable. Right now, Donald Trump's vulnerability, I think, if the midterm were, say, in three months,

And opposing Donald Trump effectively requires, in addition to understanding the importance of making and inventing more of what you need, the abundance message, understanding Trump's vulnerabilities, right? You have to pay attention to what he is making vulnerable. Right now, Donald Trump's vulnerability, I think, if the midterm were, say, in three months,

is that the man was elected by swingable independence because life felt unaffordable. And the first thing he did in office is raise tariffs while collecting billions of dollars in shit coins.

is that the man was elected by swingable independence because life felt unaffordable. And the first thing he did in office is raise tariffs while collecting billions of dollars in shit coins.

is that the man was elected by swingable independence because life felt unaffordable. And the first thing he did in office is raise tariffs while collecting billions of dollars in shit coins.

The argument you make is about the affordability of a typical family life juxtaposed with the corruption that this man not only is raising the cost of your child's doll, he's also spending half of his time soaking money like a vampire squid out of every single possible sycophant he possibly can. That's the message. Affordability plus corruption.

The argument you make is about the affordability of a typical family life juxtaposed with the corruption that this man not only is raising the cost of your child's doll, he's also spending half of his time soaking money like a vampire squid out of every single possible sycophant he possibly can. That's the message. Affordability plus corruption.

The argument you make is about the affordability of a typical family life juxtaposed with the corruption that this man not only is raising the cost of your child's doll, he's also spending half of his time soaking money like a vampire squid out of every single possible sycophant he possibly can. That's the message. Affordability plus corruption.

The positive vision is let's make American family life affordable. Not again, but like in many cases for the first time, a new kind of family life that we deserve in the 2020s and 2030s. That involves building what we know how to build like houses. It involves inventing what we don't know how to build like cures for diseases that ruin families.

The positive vision is let's make American family life affordable. Not again, but like in many cases for the first time, a new kind of family life that we deserve in the 2020s and 2030s. That involves building what we know how to build like houses. It involves inventing what we don't know how to build like cures for diseases that ruin families.

The positive vision is let's make American family life affordable. Not again, but like in many cases for the first time, a new kind of family life that we deserve in the 2020s and 2030s. That involves building what we know how to build like houses. It involves inventing what we don't know how to build like cures for diseases that ruin families.

But then, as you know, a lot of politics is negative polarization. A lot of politics is watching what the guy in power does and coming up with a very clean message of distinguishing yourself from the fallen incumbent, from the flawed incumbent. And fortunately for Democrats, in a way, Donald Trump is a fucking buffet of of items that you can be negatively polarized against.

But then, as you know, a lot of politics is negative polarization. A lot of politics is watching what the guy in power does and coming up with a very clean message of distinguishing yourself from the fallen incumbent, from the flawed incumbent. And fortunately for Democrats, in a way, Donald Trump is a fucking buffet of of items that you can be negatively polarized against.

But then, as you know, a lot of politics is negative polarization. A lot of politics is watching what the guy in power does and coming up with a very clean message of distinguishing yourself from the fallen incumbent, from the flawed incumbent. And fortunately for Democrats, in a way, Donald Trump is a fucking buffet of of items that you can be negatively polarized against.

He's doing so many things that are terrible. In a way, the real challenge is figuring out what is the thing you want to focus on. I'm disgusted by the deportation plans. I'm disgusted by the tearing up of constitutional order.

He's doing so many things that are terrible. In a way, the real challenge is figuring out what is the thing you want to focus on. I'm disgusted by the deportation plans. I'm disgusted by the tearing up of constitutional order.

He's doing so many things that are terrible. In a way, the real challenge is figuring out what is the thing you want to focus on. I'm disgusted by the deportation plans. I'm disgusted by the tearing up of constitutional order.

There are a lot of good nominations, but I would focus on the kitchen table issue, that this is a guy who said he'd make America 2019 again and said he made America 2020 again. He's making America chaotic, right? He's making American manufacturers not know what's coming next. American buyers feel like there's shortages at the places that they're shopping at.