I developed an interest in politics early. My family would discuss Public Policy. I was a question asked her. I would ask my dad, why did the israelis and the arab world not get along. What about president nixon and Henry Kissinger . Those issues really fascinated me. Along with sports. School, i gothigh into debates with my social studies teachers. My parents were conservative. Always a passion. I went to the university of washington. My undergrad was political science. A big deal to me that was critical to my career was internships. I interned at the center for strategic studies. That was one of the big chances i got. I assumed i would go to law school. I did have an interest in getting involved in politics. I would listen to john f. Kennedy speeches. To the point where i memorize them. I fell in love with language. The power of words. I thought kennedys words were very powerful. I ended up making my way. That internship, i got some jobs in the think tank world. Including when i was
Good afternoon, everyone. To once again thank you for joining us for this important event at an incredibly critical time for our entire, and the international community. We have gathered together at the dawn of a new decade, and it has become clear that the 21st century will be defined by a singular competition. A competition not of technology or of weaponry, but of ideas, ideas about how to solve problems, and the best way for societies to do so. I believe the 21st century will be defined by a competition between democracy and authoritarianism. And while of competition may not have the same military Company Military consequences as the cold war that unfolded between democracy and communism, it is similarly a competition to define the future of the world. There are two distinct poles in this debate. On the one hand as the United States and european allies, and end, china and russia. And china is not passive in this debate, it is assertively making the case for its form of government on
How is everyone doing . Good afternoon, everyone. I am so happy to once again thank you for joining us for this important event at an incredibly critical time for our country, and the entire international community. Cal time for our entire, and the international community. We have gathered together at the dawn of a new decade, and it has become clear that the 21st century will be defined by a singular competition. A competition not of technology or of weaponry, but of ideas, ideas about how to solve problems, and the best way for societies to do so. I believe the 21st century will be defined by a competition between democracy and authoritarianism. And while of competition may not have the same military Company Military consequences as the cold war that unfolded between democracy and communism, it is similarly a competition to define the future of the world. There are two distinct poles in this debate. On the one hand as the United States and european allies, and end, china and russia.
The president and ceo of the center for american progress. [applause] house everyone doing . Good afternoon everyone. I am so happy to once again thank you for joining us for this important event at an incredibly critical time for our country and the entire international community. The gathered together at the dawn of a new decade and at this moment its becoming clearer that the 21st century will be defined by a singular competition. A competition not of technology or of weaponry, but of ideas. Ideas about how to solve problems and one of the best ways for societies to do so. I believe the 21st century will be defined by a competition between democracy and authoritarianism and while this competition may not have the same military consequences of the cold war that unfolded between democracy and communism, it is similarly a competition to define the future of the world. As we all know, there are two distinct and opposing polls in this debate and on the one end is the United States and ma
Losses in tech. The s p is looking at the best year, potentially here in two decades. Deirdre bolton kicks us off. She is at the New York Stock Exchange whether thedre . Thats a great question, blake. You mentioned the s p 500 is on track to havehe year since 1997. Todays red on screens doone foe year. The groups putting most pressure on the markets right now are ones that outperformed last week. Really sent stocks to all new highs for the christmas rally. They include info tech, consumer discretionary, also communication stocks. Youre seeing that pattern as individual stocks too. Some of the biggest winners of the year are lower today. Here are some top three weve been following. Apple, microsoft, visa. They are all stand out stocks for 2019. Apple, we have to highlight. It is the best performing stock on the dow for the year. It is up 82 . The gains pushed companys market cap back above the 1 trilliondollar mark. Analysts talking a lot about wearables. They are beating forecasts. By