Treat 'abundance' not only as a macro industrial policy but as a targeted small‑business strategy: reduce permitting and compliance overhead, accelerate infrastructure in struggling towns, and pair that with demand‑side measures (transmission, zoning for industry) so new customers arrive. The synthesis reframes abundance as both supply‑side (lower regulatory fixed costs) and demand‑side (infrastructure‑enabled population/employment growth) policy for local revitalization.
— If framed this way, 'abundance' becomes politically relevant to mayors and councilors seeking tangible small‑business wins rather than an abstract tech‑industrial slogan.
Tyler Cowen
2026.01.15
78% relevant
The first link in Cowen’s roundup is 'New Substack on Abundance.' That directly maps to the existing idea about promoting 'abundance' as a policy and messaging project that aims to reframe public arguments for growth‑focused, pro‑supply measures—this Substack is a concrete instance of the movement and signals active intellectual campaigning.
Noah Smith
2025.12.31
100% relevant
Noah Smith’s piece cites Zohran Mamdani and Daniel Lurie embracing regulatory cuts for cities and directly argues that easing permitting plus infrastructure will help small pharmacies and hometown entrepreneurs.
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