> But if you deregulate America

...how does building more and putting more engineers in positions of power mean deregulation?

To the extent the article has a position on this, it's for deproceduralisation. Not deregulation per se.

Implementing rules made by lawyers|engineers makes good environment for lawyers|engineers.

Deregulation implemented by lawyers|engineers makes good environment for lawyers|engineers.

Deregulation implemented by politicians or laypersons doesn't make good environment for engineers or lawyers. So yes, not all deregulation and not all regulation will be good for engineers.

Putting engineers in positions of power will mean that engineers will make and remove laws that are good for engineers. When engineers are happy with rules, they can FINALLY go do what they want which typically results in engineering products, which most people like after lawyers say things like "no, a steel sword is not a good educational toy for children". Reality is not simple.