Silicon Valley shows strong signs of holding, if not quite coherently, to the classical liberal ethos. Silicon Valley can set America to rights -- and secure its position politically -- by coming out of the closet as classical liberal. Science Daily observes:Both modern American conservatism and social liberalism split from Classical Liberalism in the early 20th century. Key Silicon Valley thought leaders, some anyway, seem to get classical liberalism. Another important classical liberal is a public intellectual with a strong association with Silicon Valley, George Gilder (a personal friend and sometimes professional colleague).

Source: Forbes January 15, 2017 15:01 UTC