How to Regain America's Vitality

Marc Andreessen, the venture capitalist, wrote a blogpost in early 2020 titled “It’s Time to Build.” It drew much comment, mostly favorable. Even the critics agreed with Andreessen’s sentiment but were skeptical that America still has the capacity to build. Still, the piece struck a chord and raised expectations for what might be possible if we set big goals and dare to act. The question is what to build: New software? New hardware? AI? Self-driving cars? Strong churches? Strong families? Art? Architecture? Strong towns? New and better towns? All of them?