PositiveForbesMatt Ridley is one the best non-fiction writers of his generation ... His latest book is a pleasure to read: he carries his considerable learning with an engagingly light touch ... Few readers will fail to be surprised and delighted by at least some of these stories ... Ridley stands further toward the libertarian wing of politics ... but freedom is not a straightforward commodity ... Ridley has some difficulty explaining the widespread expectation that \'in the coming few decades China will innovate on a grander scale and faster than anywhere else\' ... That does not capture the full story. Anyone who has done business in China knows that the party and the state are often closely involved in commerce ... Fortunately, Ridley makes some rather perceptive remarks about AI ... \'The idea that innovation destroys jobs comes around in every generation. So far it has proved wrong.\' Which is true, so far. Ridley\'s evidence that this will remain the case is flawed.
