Tisha Schuller welcomes James Pethokoukis, senior fellow and the DeWitt Wallace Chair at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), to the Energy Thinks podcast. Listeners will hear James discuss the optimistic themes in his book, The Conservative Futurist (https://www.aei.org/research-products/book/the-conservative-futurist/), which will serve as inspiration to those who want to transcend the culture wars.

James writes and edits the AEIdeas blog (https://www.aei.org/aeideas/) and hosts AEI’s Political Economy podcast (https://www.aei.org/tag/political-economy-podcast/). He also is the author of the Faster, Please! newsletter (https://fasterplease.substack.com/). James has written for many news publications including The New York Times, US News & World Report, and Reuters and appeared on many news broadcasts including CNN, PBS, and Fox News. He serves as an on-air contributor to CNBC. He has an MSJ in journalism and a B.A. in Russian politics and U.S. history from Northwestern University.

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[Interview recorded on November 15, 2023]

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