James Pethokoukis
@jamespethokoukis.bsky.social
American Enterprise Institute, CNBC
My book: 🚀THE CONSERVATIVE FUTURIST (2023) 🚀 https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/james-pethokoukis/the-conservative-futurist/9781546005544/?lens=center-street
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My book: 🚀THE CONSERVATIVE FUTURIST (2023) 🚀 https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/james-pethokoukis/the-conservative-futurist/9781546005544/?lens=center-street
My Substack: Faster, Please! https://fasterplease.subs
🚀 🚀 Here's the week that was at ... FASTER, PLEASE!, my pro-abundance/growth/progress newsletter (from a center-right perspective). Please check it out! fasterplease.substack.com
May 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
🚀 🚀 Here's the week that was at ... FASTER, PLEASE!, my pro-abundance/growth/progress newsletter (from a center-right perspective). Please check it out! fasterplease.substack.com
Folks on the right should find that red line to be deeply, deeply embarrassing
April 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Folks on the right should find that red line to be deeply, deeply embarrassing
American Business Leaders are Turning on Trump — Fast
@semafor
"CEO optimism is fading as Trump pushes ahead with trade restrictions, while business-friendly deregulation has yet to materialize. Consumer confidence in January recorded its biggest decline since November 2023."
@semafor
"CEO optimism is fading as Trump pushes ahead with trade restrictions, while business-friendly deregulation has yet to materialize. Consumer confidence in January recorded its biggest decline since November 2023."
February 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
American Business Leaders are Turning on Trump — Fast
@semafor
"CEO optimism is fading as Trump pushes ahead with trade restrictions, while business-friendly deregulation has yet to materialize. Consumer confidence in January recorded its biggest decline since November 2023."
@semafor
"CEO optimism is fading as Trump pushes ahead with trade restrictions, while business-friendly deregulation has yet to materialize. Consumer confidence in January recorded its biggest decline since November 2023."
What are we doing here?
"Only a handful of people have finished rebuilding, and many others aren’t sure if they can as they navigate a dizzying maze of zoning and construction rules. Housing costs are skyrocketing." @WashPost
"Only a handful of people have finished rebuilding, and many others aren’t sure if they can as they navigate a dizzying maze of zoning and construction rules. Housing costs are skyrocketing." @WashPost
February 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
What are we doing here?
"Only a handful of people have finished rebuilding, and many others aren’t sure if they can as they navigate a dizzying maze of zoning and construction rules. Housing costs are skyrocketing." @WashPost
"Only a handful of people have finished rebuilding, and many others aren’t sure if they can as they navigate a dizzying maze of zoning and construction rules. Housing costs are skyrocketing." @WashPost
JPMORGAN: "Is this a business friendly administration?"
February 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
JPMORGAN: "Is this a business friendly administration?"
"The U.S. economy’s performance is about as good as it gets." - Mark Zandi, economist at Moody's
January 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"The U.S. economy’s performance is about as good as it gets." - Mark Zandi, economist at Moody's
GOLDMAN SACHS: "On Inauguration Day 2025, the US economy is in the sweet spot of healthy growth and gradual disinflation."
January 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
GOLDMAN SACHS: "On Inauguration Day 2025, the US economy is in the sweet spot of healthy growth and gradual disinflation."
💥 "Many of the world’s richest economies will need to at least double productivity growth to maintain historical improvements in living standards amid sharp falls in their birth rates."
Falling Birth Rates Raise Prospect of Sharp Decline in Living Standards
www.ft.com/content/19ce...
Falling Birth Rates Raise Prospect of Sharp Decline in Living Standards
www.ft.com/content/19ce...
January 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
💥 "Many of the world’s richest economies will need to at least double productivity growth to maintain historical improvements in living standards amid sharp falls in their birth rates."
Falling Birth Rates Raise Prospect of Sharp Decline in Living Standards
www.ft.com/content/19ce...
Falling Birth Rates Raise Prospect of Sharp Decline in Living Standards
www.ft.com/content/19ce...
JPMORGAN: American Exceptionalism: US economy outpaces world post-pandemic, exceeding pre-COVID potential by +4% while other nations lag -1%. China shows biggest slowdown. US-RoW growth gap widened further in 2024. 🗽
January 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
JPMORGAN: American Exceptionalism: US economy outpaces world post-pandemic, exceeding pre-COVID potential by +4% while other nations lag -1%. China shows biggest slowdown. US-RoW growth gap widened further in 2024. 🗽
And here we go ...
"The fight over robots threatening American jobs"
@FT
"The fight over robots threatening American jobs"
@FT
January 8, 2025 at 11:05 AM
And here we go ...
"The fight over robots threatening American jobs"
@FT
"The fight over robots threatening American jobs"
@FT
Why has Blue Origin lagged SpaceX?
"Can Jeff Bezos match Elon Musk in space?"
www.economist.com/science-and-...
"Can Jeff Bezos match Elon Musk in space?"
www.economist.com/science-and-...
January 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Why has Blue Origin lagged SpaceX?
"Can Jeff Bezos match Elon Musk in space?"
www.economist.com/science-and-...
"Can Jeff Bezos match Elon Musk in space?"
www.economist.com/science-and-...
💥 JPMORGAN on Age of AI: "Seminal moment in tech, more so than the Internet or iPhone ... GenAI is doing things today that most viewed as physically impossible a couple years ago ... It will Evolve at Light Speed; model capabilities are different today than 3 weeks ago"
January 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
💥 JPMORGAN on Age of AI: "Seminal moment in tech, more so than the Internet or iPhone ... GenAI is doing things today that most viewed as physically impossible a couple years ago ... It will Evolve at Light Speed; model capabilities are different today than 3 weeks ago"
C'mon, man!
"For transmission projects, the average time to get a permit is 6.5 years—and often can take over 10 years."
"For transmission projects, the average time to get a permit is 6.5 years—and often can take over 10 years."
January 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM
C'mon, man!
"For transmission projects, the average time to get a permit is 6.5 years—and often can take over 10 years."
"For transmission projects, the average time to get a permit is 6.5 years—and often can take over 10 years."
Surveys of more than 220 economists in the US, UK and Eurozone on the economic impact of Trump’s return to the White House ... @data.ft.com
January 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Surveys of more than 220 economists in the US, UK and Eurozone on the economic impact of Trump’s return to the White House ... @data.ft.com
Econ 101 for communists: unintended consequences
January 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Econ 101 for communists: unintended consequences
Ronald Reagan in 1979 giving the crux of his argument against the Carter presidency.
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December 31, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Ronald Reagan in 1979 giving the crux of his argument against the Carter presidency.
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Busy week at my pro-progress newsletter, FASTER, PLEASE!
December 21, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Busy week at my pro-progress newsletter, FASTER, PLEASE!
You love to see it. "Israel has dealt hammer blows in recent months to two of Iran’s main regional proxies, Hamas in Gaza and Hizbullah in Lebanon."
- TheEconomist
- TheEconomist
December 20, 2024 at 2:31 PM
You love to see it. "Israel has dealt hammer blows in recent months to two of Iran’s main regional proxies, Hamas in Gaza and Hizbullah in Lebanon."
- TheEconomist
- TheEconomist
"After the most dramatic comeback in modern US history, the president-elect promises a new era of sweeping deregulation and a profound shift to the cultural right." - FT
December 19, 2024 at 12:37 PM
"After the most dramatic comeback in modern US history, the president-elect promises a new era of sweeping deregulation and a profound shift to the cultural right." - FT
Love it, love it, love it. Faster, please! (via
politico)
politico)
December 16, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Love it, love it, love it. Faster, please! (via
politico)
politico)
The week that was at my pro-growth, pro-progress, Up Wing newsletter, Faster, Please! fasterplease.substack.com/p/the-techno...
December 14, 2024 at 2:57 PM
The week that was at my pro-growth, pro-progress, Up Wing newsletter, Faster, Please! fasterplease.substack.com/p/the-techno...
GOLDMAN SACHS: The data center boom's power surge is still coming. While US electricity demand has grown even slower vs GDP recently (2% gap vs historical 1.7%), GS expect data centers to reverse this trend later this decade, finally pushing power demand growth above GDP growth.
December 13, 2024 at 12:20 PM
GOLDMAN SACHS: The data center boom's power surge is still coming. While US electricity demand has grown even slower vs GDP recently (2% gap vs historical 1.7%), GS expect data centers to reverse this trend later this decade, finally pushing power demand growth above GDP growth.
"Since 2014, workers in the U.S. have boosted their productivity by 17%. By contrast, gains in the eurozone and the UK have been limited to 5% and 6%, respectively, while Canada’s productivity has stagnated."
December 13, 2024 at 12:07 PM
"Since 2014, workers in the U.S. have boosted their productivity by 17%. By contrast, gains in the eurozone and the UK have been limited to 5% and 6%, respectively, while Canada’s productivity has stagnated."
"There is no AI boom in Europe, Canada, Australia, or Japan. This is a very unique tailwind to the US economic outlook. The US is spending a lot on AI, on data centers, and on energy transition (to help power this revolution)." - Torsten Sløk Apollo Chief Economist
December 13, 2024 at 11:59 AM
"There is no AI boom in Europe, Canada, Australia, or Japan. This is a very unique tailwind to the US economic outlook. The US is spending a lot on AI, on data centers, and on energy transition (to help power this revolution)." - Torsten Sløk Apollo Chief Economist
GOLDMAN SACHS: "Companies plan to use three strategies to mitigate the impact of potential tariffs."
December 10, 2024 at 6:31 PM
GOLDMAN SACHS: "Companies plan to use three strategies to mitigate the impact of potential tariffs."