[From “Trump Accounts will help reverse the tide of socialism”]

Capitalism is under attack from classrooms to town halls to voting booths. According to polls, a rising segment of the population is calling for socialism or even communism as young people embrace a radical chic in the country. And this week, another socialist looks ready to join a growing “squad” in Congress

On our 250th anniversary, the fight over capitalism and economic freedom could prove critical to the future of this republic[…]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently announced that one million families have already signed up for the new tax-privileged Trump Accounts[…]
With an anticipated 25 million participants, the initiative is one of the most ambitious and potentially impactful in U.S. history. But its true impact may be far greater than the wealth that it could generate for families. It may just be the determinative factor in preserving this Republic in this century

This month, Simon and Schuster released my new book on the founding and the future of the American republic — “Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution.” The book asks whether this unique republic can survive in the 21st century amid growing economic, political, and social challenges

What many celebrating our 250th anniversary do not appreciate is that this is also the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, released around the same time as the Declaration of Independence[…]
Smith[…]was immediately embraced by the founders[…]
The book looks at the expected impact of new technology, from robotics to AI, in the possible creation of a large population of unemployed, unproductive citizens[…]
As we face these challenges, we are seeing a rise in support for socialism and communism in the West