"Given all of the debate around YIMBY-ism on the left, I was anxious to dive into Klein's argument for new 'abundance'-centered politics. I will admit I had my doubts, being a bit to the left of him and having people I listen to not be his biggest fans.

But I was proven wrong. The book was amazing. I really feel that here Klein so effectively diagnoses the problem with a purely 'redistributionary' and/or litigious model for liberal governance that has surrendered the active role of government and of the executive. And how even when they want to get back to their roots, paperwork and bureaucracy designed with well intent, gets in the way.

Klein here is vastly different than past harbringers of a new regime -- I'm talking about the Third-Way-ers of the 90s and 00s. Unlike them, he thinks the government should lean in, not lean out. His paper is littered with New-Deal references, Keynes, and more. This is a manifesto for a 21st century liberal/progressive who wants to harness technology for good via the government, rather than taking the false dilemma of 'degrowth or bust'. And I feel that even when he critiques the choices if liberals from the past decades, he takes the time in understanding why they did what they did, which I think is indicative of a degree of journalistic care. Even those skeptical of him would do good to read the book. It is amazing. And hopefully just a bit of what is to come from this burgeoning school of thought.

P.S: I want to add that I don’t view this lens as a singular way to go about the political moment � it couples nicely with other views. But i view it as a fundamental one."