From legendary VC, founder and Silicon Valley pioneer Marc Andreessen in a viral essay with a simple call to arms: it’s time to build. Taking the moment turning in its head and flipping the VC critiques of “go fast breaks things” into why is everyone so slow.... thought provoking wherever you sit on investment or political spectrum. … Essay here.

And Ezra Klein on a commentary essay lays the blame not on ideas or ambition but on the log jams that are US institutions and politics. His companion commentary here.