For decades, "Made in China" was the default setting for the global economy. That era is over. In this episode, Atomic Industries founder Aaron Slodov explains why globalization has failed and how the great reindustrialization of America is happening faster than you think.

We dive deep into why Apple is trapped by its own supply chain, how America literally forgot how to build parts for a B-52 bomber, and the critical role of "tribal knowledge" in rebuilding our industrial base.

The modern panic over AI isn't new; it's a predictable pattern driven by elites whenever a technology threatens the status quo.
In this episode, Pessimists Archive founder Louis Anslow reveals the four archetypes behind every tech panic in history—from the novel and the bicycle to chess and coffee. We explore why this fear from the ruling class is actually a powerful sign of progress, and how understanding this pattern is the key to remaining a rational optimist in an age of hysteria.

China's 70% monopoly on the world's drones is being broken by a new American "flying brain" with 300 trillion operations per second of onboard AI. In this episode, Flyby Robotics founder Jason Lu reveals the incredible challenge of building a high-performance drone with zero Chinese parts, what a 30,000-drone swarm attack actually looks like, and why an open, accessible platform is the key to unleashing decentralized innovation across America.