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“Abundance” is the buzzword and book title for a technocratic theory of “supply-side liberalism” that seeks to clear away the red tape and interest-group NIMBYism standing in the way of government planners who want to expedite the delivery of public services — housing, high speed rail, etc.

In practice, the concerns became excuses for wholesale attacks on America’s technocratic elite, at a time when the country needed strong intellectual leadership.

In Thomas’ telling, Condon was part of a cabal of liberal, technocratic elites who ran the inner workings of the federal government and, out of naivete or treachery, were now fatally undermining their country in the face of the Soviet threat.

Irrespective of the religious convictions of technocratic billionaires Musk and Thiel, as a champion of Christian nationalism, Vance provides a useful tool to align with that coalition.

Though common, this view runs directly counter to those of many Trump supporters in the tech world, including Musk, who have long favored the immigration of “high-skilled” workers—and showcases a widening gap in the GOP between its base and its wealthy technocratic elite.