Mr Jim Manzi is the founder and chairman of Applied Predictive Technologies and one of the originators of cloud computing. He is also a well-known libertarian/conservative thinker, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor to the National Review.
Between his tech background and politics, he is about the last person you would expect to praise the historic role the government has played in the critical business of innovation — or to call for that role to be stepped up in the here and now.
