December 8, 2025

David Cowan
Non-Resident Fellow
Bio
David Cowan is a non-resident fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation. He writes on Substack at The American System and is currently writing a book on the applied history of conservative political economy. His research and writing has been published by American Affairs, The American Conservative, Commonplace, Engelsberg Ideas, and Fusion. He is a research fellow at the University of Buckingham, and has several years of experience working in the British Parliament.
Articles from David Cowan

The Canningite Tradition
Engelsburg Ideas
innovation

Nvidia Is a National Security Risk
Compact
September 11, 2025
artificial intelligence
innovation

How the Georgians Embraced Energy Abundance
Engelsberg Ideas
August 7, 2025
energy infrastructure

Who Gives a Ship
Commonplace
June 11, 2025
innovation
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