America Wasn’t Invented by the British—It Was Rescued From Them

Let’s have an honest conversation about Americans and American innovation. People love to argue about who built this country, usually while wearing a red hat with white embroidery made in China and shouting at a phone designed in California by a guy from Syria’s son.If we look at the raw data, the historical narrative is clear: The United States is the greatest group project in human history, specifically because the guys who assigned the project—the British—were useless. Here is the unvarnished, no-filter, historical truth about who actually built the American machine. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit misongrey.substack.com