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Abundance

by Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson · 2025

A book about why the United States struggles to build housing, infrastructure, clean energy, and scientific capacity, and how to restore abundance.

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Ezra Klein · Policy writer

Derek Thompson · Policy writer

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Ezra KleinPolicy writer

Policy writer and co-author of Abundance.

Derek ThompsonPolicy writer

Writer and co-author of Abundance.

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Abundance appears in 1 currently documented source-backed recommendation.

Bill Gates Co-founder, Microsoft; philanthropist

Recommended Gates Notes reading list article

Abundance doesn’t pretend to have all the answers, but it asks the right questions.

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Gates Notes · 2025-11-25 · accessed 2026-06-20

Gates's source text says the book asks the right questions about rebuilding the capacity to get big things done.

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Recommended · Gates Notes reading list · article Source 2025-11-25

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