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The Technological Republic

Alexander C. Karp

Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West

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The Technological Republic (2024) examines the evolving relationship between Silicon Valley and the U.S. government, arguing that the tech industry's focus on consumer-driven innovations has weakened national security and global competitiveness. In the spirit of Alan Bloom’s The Closing of the American Mind, this sharp cultural critique argues that the erosion of civic life has left the United States dangerously unprepared to fight tomorrow’s wars.

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Alexander C. Karp is the co-founder and CEO of Palantir Technologies Inc., a company specializing in software and AI for defense and intelligence applications. He holds a doctorate in social theory from Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany. Nicholas W. Zamiska serves as the head of corporate affairs and legal counsel at Palantir Technologies and is a member of the board of the Palantir Foundation for Defense Policy & International Affairs. Zamiska earned his J.D. from Yale Law School.