George Gilder

Investment strategies illuminating financial growth with coins and light bulbs

^{Paul Krause
May 19, 2025
Abundance

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Information Economics: George Gilder’s “Life After Capitalism”

_{Paul Krause
May 19, 2025
Abundance

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What underpins this understanding of economics is what George Gilder calls the "materialist superstition." From the capitalism of Adam Smith and David Ricardo to the socialism of Karl Marx, classical economics to socialist economics rest on the assumed pillar of Newtonian determinism and static materialism. There is also only so much matter to go around, the materialist superstition has us believe, therefore, no amount of incentives and technological innovation can avoid the fact that we will run out of material goods. Read More ›

^{Andy Kessler
April 2, 2025
Abundance

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Can the Left Do “Abundance”?

_{Andy Kessler
April 2, 2025
Abundance

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In 1981 George Gilder wrote about supply-side economics in his book "Wealth and Poverty." Ronald Reagan read it and embraced its message, enabling decades of technology-led growth. Also, Mr. Gilder was one of the first to talk about abundance. His most important economic axiom, for me anyway, is "waste what's abundant to make up for what's scarce." Silicon Valley lives by this. Read More ›

^{George Gilder
October 9, 2024
Free Enterprise, Politics

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Are We Passing the Israel Test? George Gilder Appears on The Bill Walton Show

_{George Gilder
October 9, 2024
Free Enterprise, Politics

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^{George Gilder
September 5, 2024
Politics

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How a Tiny Country Launched a Tech Revolution: George Gilder on EpochTV

_{George Gilder
September 5, 2024
Politics

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George Gilder recently sat down with Senior Editor of the Epoch Times, Jan Jekielek, to discuss Israel's incredible contributions to the world. You can read more about this topic in the new edition of Gilder's "The Israel Test." Read More ›

^{George Gilder
August 27, 2024
Politics

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George Gilder Discusses ‘The Israel Test’ at FreedomFest

_{George Gilder
August 27, 2024
Politics

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Venture capitalist and futurist George Gilder, author of “The Israel Test,” argued that antagonism towards Israel is based in part on resentment over Israel’s economic and technological accomplishments and moral leadership in the world. This interview was conducted at FreedomFest, an annual libertarian conference held in 2024 in Las Vegas. Read More ›

^{Neville Teller
August 26, 2024
Politics

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‘The Israel Test’: Making the Case for Judaism’s ‘Culture of Mind’ — Review

_{Neville Teller
August 26, 2024
Politics

4}

In this post-Oct. 7 reshaped edition of his classic book The Israel Test, George Gilder’s central thesis is confirmed and strengthened. He firmly believes that the Jewish people nurture within themselves an intellect that is both a gift and a goad for the rest of the world. Read More ›

^{George Gilder
August 21, 2024
Politics

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George Gilder Discusses “The Israel Test” with Andrew Keen

_{George Gilder
August 21, 2024
Politics

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What is it about the Jews and George Gilder? On his show KEEN-ON, Andrew Keen cross-examines George Gilder about the thesis of his book, The Israel Test, about Jewish contributions to Western civilization since the Second World War, and the amazing contributions of Israel to the world economy. Read More ›

^{George Gilder and Richard Vigilante
August 7, 2024
Politics

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Israel: Leader of the Free World

_{George Gilder and Richard Vigilante
August 7, 2024
Politics

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For eight decades after the end of World War Two, America's proudest title was "Leader of the Free World." Today, that title properly belongs to Israel both on grounds of practical leadership and grasp of what it means to be a free people. Read More ›

^{Center on Wealth & Poverty
July 26, 2024
Politics

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An Interview with George Gilder Asks, Can You Pass the Israel Test?

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty
July 26, 2024
Politics

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In The Israel Test, newly revised and republished by Encounter Books, George Gilder answers the antisemites, and explains the meaning of Israel as the most economically dynamic, democratic and pro-Western state in the Middle East—and a crucial US economic and defense ally. Bruce Chapman and George Gilder discuss. Read More ›

Young woman cycling in the park at sunset

^{Gale Pooley
July 24, 2024
Growth

4}

Things Used to Cost Less but They Were Much More Expensive

_{Gale Pooley
July 24, 2024
Growth

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We buy things with money, but we pay for them with our time. This means there is a money price, which is expressed in dollars and cents, and a time price, which is expressed in hours and minutes. A time price is simply the money price divided by hourly wages. Take, for example, the bicycle. Read More ›