July 16, 2025
In his Issues in Science and Technology review of The Technology Republic, a book by Palantir's Alexander Karp and Nicholas Zamiska, New America senior policy analyst Gordon LaForge urges for greater public capacity for AI to deliver the benefits we hope it will. Read the full piece.
America’s tech companies, the most valuable and arguably most powerful corporations in the world, are undoubtedly a source of national strength. But they are neither designed nor motivated to address the serious challenges that face the nation: geopolitical competition, climate change, pandemics, inequality, polarization. It should be obvious that the leadership of strong public institutions is essential for carrying out national missions. A restoration of the technological republic would mean increasing federal investment in science and technology, rebuilding the capacity of government agencies, enacting civil service reforms to attract the brightest technical minds to public service, and carrying out measures that would amplify the public interest and constrain private ones.