This conversation with @bhorowitz gets into sides of his story you don't often hear. The people who shaped Ben tell you a lot about how he sees the world. His father grew up communist and later emerged on the right after seeing the failures of that system firsthand. He taught Ben that bad government and policy can ruin even the greatest countries, which explains why Ben believes technology is far more effective than policy at changing the world. Andy Grove (former CEO of Intel) taught Ben…