American manufacturing dominance is crucial for the economy, as outsourcing has devalued American workers and increased dependence on adversarial trade partners like China.

There are opportunities in manufacturing that can be brought back to the U.S. with advancements in AI, but it requires addressing existing anti-industrial policies.

Cheap labor is a crutch that inhibits innovation, as companies may opt for lower costs instead of investing in new technologies and processes, while outsourcing factories led to cheaper goods but devalued American workers and increased dependence on adversarial trade partners like China.

In the past three years, there's been a significant shift in the perception of manufacturing and national security, with more young talent wanting to work in this sector rather than at traditional tech companies.

Globalization has led to a misunderstanding that manufacturing can be separated from design, resulting in countries that manufacture also becoming adept at design, which has squeezed American industries.

AI and robotics present new possibilities for bringing manufacturing back to America. We need to explore innovative approaches to ensure we can build complex industries domestically.

Policies should encourage onshoring manufacturing to rebuild the industrial base, which has been eroded since the 1970s.

The industrialization of the American food system has led to a reliance on processed foods, which has contributed to a decline in nutritional quality and health outcomes.

If manufacturing becomes so advanced that jobs are eliminated, will any global entity step in to care for those who suffer economically?