Speed vs. process: Why America chose wrong | Derek Thompson

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"I'd prefer to think about a different axis, which is, should government be more or less effective? Should government work faster or slower?" Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The American Dream is falling apart | Derek Thompson: Full Interview ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dn6NVGOu0w Why can’t America build anymore? The US has become astonishingly slow (and increasingly expensive) when delivering basic infrastructure. Journalist and Abundance co-author Derek Thompson explores how a tangled web of bureaucracy, overregulation, and political dysfunction has paralyzed our ability to execute. 00:00 Why can’t we build? 01:02 Is DOGE making the government efficient? 02:55 Institutions and blame 04:29 The many axis of politics 07:03 Choosing speed over process Read the video transcript ► https://bigthink.com/series/the-big-think-interview/derek-thompson-doge/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go Deeper with Big Think: ►Become a Big Think Member Get exclusive content, early, ad-free access to new releases, and more. https://www.youtube.com/@bigthink/membership/ ►Get Big Think+ for Business Engage learners like never before with high-impact video microlearning from the biggest thinkers in the world. https://bigthink.com/plus/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Derek Thompson: Derek Thompson is a staff writer at The Atlantic and host of the podcast Plain English. He is the author of Hit Makers and the co-author of Abundance alongside Ezra Klein, which explores the case for renewing the politics of plenty in the modern world.