Source: Bet On It
by Bryan Caplan
“Wouldn’t it be great if Democrats prioritized a drastic increase in American productivity, thereby deprioritizing safetyism, wokeness, and redistribution? That’s definitely my view, so I’m delighted that Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson (henceforth KT) have written a whole book — Abundance sans subtitle — defending that position. Despite the scarcity of words on the cover, the book is already an abundant success: Not only is it a #1 New York Times Bestseller; the governor of California gave Ezra a shout-out when he signed the sclerotic state’s latest housing deregulation bill. … But how intellectually successful is the book? Only so-so, I’m afraid. In all candor, I expected a more abundant case for abundance.” (07/09/25)