This is a bonus episode, hosted by Reason<\/em> Features Editor Peter Suderman<\/a>. A few weeks back, at our Washington, D.C. HQ, he moderated a discussion with former Reason<\/em> Editor in Chief Virginia Postrel<\/a> (Reason<\/em> archive here<\/a>)and American Enterprise Institute Fellow James Pethokoukis<\/a> about the future\u2014why it matters, why it’s misunderstood, and how we might get a better one.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both have written extensively on the topic. Postrel is the author of many books, including The Future and Its Enemies<\/em><\/a>. Pethokoukis is the author of the just-released <\/span>The Conservative Futurist\u2014How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

It’s a great conversation about economics, progress, science fiction\u2014and kitchen gadgets.<\/span><\/p>\n

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