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Abundance

Auteur(s): Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson
Narrateur(s): Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson
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 #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2025 • NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2025 • KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOKS OF 2025 • NPR BOOKS WE LOVE 2025

“A must-read for progressives who want a blueprint for reforming government so it can deliver for working people.” —Barack Obama • “A terrific book...Powerful and persuasive.” —Fareed Zakaria • “Spectacular…Offers a comprehensive indictment of the current problems and a clear path forward…Klein and Thompson usher in a mood shift. They inspire hope and enlarge the imagination.” —David Brooks, The New York Times

From bestselling authors and journalistic titans Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, Abundance is a once-in-a-generation, paradigm-shifting call to renew a politics of plenty, face up to the failures of liberal governance, and abandon the chosen scarcities that have deformed American life.

To trace the history of the twenty-first century so far is to trace a history of unaffordability and shortage. After years of refusing to build sufficient housing, America has a national housing crisis. After years of limiting immigration, we don’t have enough workers. Despite decades of being warned about the consequences of climate change, we haven’t built anything close to the clean-energy infrastructure we need. Ambitious public projects are finished late and over budget—if they are ever finished at all. The crisis that’s clicking into focus now has been building for decades—because we haven’t been building enough.

Abundance explains that our problems today are not the results of yesteryear’s villains. Rather, one generation’s solutions have become the next gener­ation’s problems. Rules and regulations designed to solve the problems of the 1970s often prevent urban-density and green-energy projects that would help solve the problems of the 2020s. Laws meant to ensure that government considers the consequences of its actions have made it too difficult for government to act consequentially. In the last few decades, our capacity to see problems has sharpened while our ability to solve them has diminished.

Progress requires facing up to the institutions in life that are not working as they need to. It means, for liberals, recognizing when the government is failing. It means, for conservatives, recognizing when the government is needed. In a book exploring how we can move from a liberalism that not only protects and pre­serves but also builds, Klein and Thompson trace the political, economic, and cultural barriers to progress and propose a path toward a politics of abundance. At a time when movements of scarcity are gaining power in country after country, this is an answer that meets the challenges of the moment while grappling honestly with the fury so many rightfully feel. Politique Politiques publiques Économie Libéralisme Gouvernement Fiscalité Capitalisme

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Well researched and argued. An ultimately in optimistic vision so needed in the current moment. Should be required reading for leaders.

Brilliant and thought provoking.

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very insightful, not as powerful an ending as I anticipated but very strong book overall.

eye opening

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To begin, I really appreciate the research and effort that was put into this book. Almost every example and argument is backed up by sources ranging from literature to interviews with people on the ground - making for a persuasive argument overall.

However, as a Progressive, I am quite disappointed at what was not focused on within this book. It mentions the need to utilize union labour on projects, but not much on the need to strengthen unions. Moreover, it mentions the need to make blue cities more affordable, but largely through things like zoning laws rather than increasing wages (which have not been keeping up with inflation) or putting in rent controls. If anything, it seems that the authors love the idea of progressive values rather than actually implementing them.

In my view, the book is definitely not “neoliberal” as some other progressives would say. If anything, it advocates for things that are quite the opposite of what neoliberalism fights for, ranging from a de-emphasis on individual rights and an emphasis on governmental action. However, it still maintains a very favourable view of the private sector that would make many progressives skeptical of its intentions. So, while I would say that while it’s not inherently neoliberal, it still has much of the systemic issues that progressives oppose within the current order. It is more like a distant cousin of Neoliberalism rather than its sibling.

The book also doesn’t seem to fully understand why Populism is as popular as it is in America and even across the world. It is of course an issue that the lack of productivity is causing many to lose faith in the current order, but a decline in standards of living should have been emphasized as well. It is implied in the book that the boost in productivity would also solve the living standards issue as well, but in my view they should be seen as different issues with different solutions.

Overall, I love the research put into the book and deserves much praise for that. However, it misses the mark on actually convincing me that this is the future of government. However, I would still recommend this to anyone who wishes to better understand a potential direction of centre-left politics in America.

An interesting read, but questionable at times

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Very preachy - if there was a central theme in this book, I had a hard time discerning what it was. Reads like a sermon from the pulpit.

Preachy

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It’s brings up some important topics, from both parties inabilities to resolve issues and ultimately build things again in America. Lots of wild claims in this book from mRNA vaccines, not at all caught up on the actual data and harms of them. Blatant lies about Solar and wind, that they can give us net zero energy freedom. And becoming cheaper energy? A trillion dollars has been spent on solar and wind, it hasn’t made a dent in world fossil fuel demand. Solar and wind are the most expensive source of power, per watt generated. What do you think these things are made of? They’re intermittent source of power, no wind or sun?? you need baseline power to keep the grids going. While they are of key use they will never be the solution. Worked in this industry my whole adult life and follow energy closely. Some interesting stuff but missed on some things imo.

Interesting topic

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