Mar 27, 2024
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence, genome editing, and
materials science are poised to dramatically change the way we
live, work, and learn—but is that a good thing, or is it a prospect
we should dread? As it stands, conservatives are divided on that
question, with some embracing technological breakthroughs and
others fearing the threat they pose to human dignity.
Jon Askonas has been urging conservatives to embrace the
technological transformations of our time — and to use them to
advance a distinctly conservative vision for human flourishing.
This includes farming, the growth of families, work-from-home jobs,
and even subscription-based media that addresses everyday
Americans’ concerns.
Jon Askonas is a politics professor at the Catholic University of
America where he works on the connections between the republican
tradition, technology, and national security, and a senior fellow
at the Foundation for American Innovation. He is also a contributor
to American Affairs, The New Atlantis, and Compact magazine.
Follow Jon on X (formerly Twitter): @JonAskonas
Related reading
https://www.compactmag.com/article/why-conservatism-failed/
https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2023/11/technological-stagnation-is-a-choice/
https://politics.catholic.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty-profiles/askonas-jonathan/index.html