The Next 250 Begins

America's Next 250 Years Are Ours To Build

In 1776, there was no electricity, no anesthesia, and no running water. The Founders still built something that changed the world. What comes next is up to us.

America’s Next 250 Years Are Ours to Build

On the eve of America’s 250th birthday, we wanted to hear from someone who has spent his career thinking about what comes next. Scott Nolan helped build propulsion systems at SpaceX, became a partner at Founders Fund, and then founded General Matter, a company working to enrich uranium in America. Today, he looks forward at what the next 250 years could bring, what they will demand of us, and why getting it right matters. This piece was original…

The Next 250 Begins

President Ronald Reagan famously said:“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are cre…