How Abundance Has Failed and Succeeded artwork
Plain English with Derek Thompson

How Abundance Has Failed and Succeeded

Oct 16, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

A year and a half after 'Abundance,' Derek Thompson and Ezra Klein’s book about why America has become so bad at building things, the time has come for reflection. Some commentators declare the abundance agenda dead. If you know where to look, however, you might see a different picture. Today, Derek is joined by Representative Josh Harder (D-California) to examine the surprising ways abundance-st…