Myrtle Beach, SC, Orlando, FL and Washington, D.C. January 9, 2025—Thinking Outside the Boxe has released the transcripts of the question and answer session from its 2024 Annual Symposium.
The Symposium examined whether the 2024 election would produce a lasting party realignment, the combined pressures of immigration, housing, and local services, AI regulation and incumbent market power, industrial policy versus a neutral investment climate, debt and interest costs, the restoration of public confidence in universities, reliance on executive action, prioritization of global military commitments, next-generation AI and productivity, the gap between asset prices and household experience, the Electoral College, user control over platform algorithms and data, remote work and urban tax bases, dependence on adversarial nations for critical minerals and pharmaceuticals, and the politicization of once-neutral institutions.
The transcript is available at www.ThinkingOutsideTheBoxe.com.
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Thinking Outside the Boxe is a private, independent research and commentary organization dedicated to examining politics, finance, economics, world affairs, law, public policy, and the conduct of institutions from perspectives often absent from conventional media and public debate. Through original research, commentary, symposiums, and contributions from a diverse group of correspondents, Thinking Outside the Boxe seeks to broaden the parameters of public knowledge, challenge prevailing assumptions, and encourage thoughtful debate on issues of national and international importance.
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