(I'm starting this thread in General Discussion in the hopes that we can keep the discussion relatively politically neutral. If not, I'll put it behind the paywall in Politics).
I listened to a recent Honestly podcast titled The Real Team America. I thought it was a refreshingly optimistic vision for America, and it really resonated with me. Of course, I spent a significant part of my career working on defense technology for the DoD and intelligence community, so that's hardly surprising.
Here's another piece by Katherine Boyle, who was interviewed on the podcast.
https://www.thefp.com/p/defense-tech...-america-boyle
And more from her here:
https://a16z.com/author/katherine-boyle/
It makes me feel good that there are smart, young, ambitious people with influence, money, and a realistic pro-America vision. I'll be paying close attention to where this goes.