Since the end of world war ii stop joining conversation by former defense secretary james mattis. For more Schedule Information at booktv. Org or consult your program guide. Including the evolution of everything and the rational opposite. This new book, primary focus of our conversation today, is the how Innovation Works. He has been a member of the house of lords. Good to chat with you today. Guest thanks, jim. Great to be with you. Host i noticed from doing events and podcasts, listeners love when i read so ill read a few sentences i cobbled together from your book, as a lead any question, i you rate. Innovation is the most important stat missed loose understood. The reason that most people today live lives of pros apart and wisdom compared with ancestor. Theres freedom to change, experiment, imagine, invest and fail. Liberals argued that since at least the 18th century that freedom needs prosperity but it would argue that they have never found the connection by which one causes the
Matt innovation is one of the least understood. Is the reason most people say, live in prosperity and wisdom. In the main ingredient in the secret sauce in these innovations is freedom. Freedom to exchange experiment in imagine invest in fail. Liberals have argued that from the 18th century that freedom means prosperity but i would argue if never found the neck mechanism to drive change in which one causes the other pretty innovation is that drug chain, the missing link. Innovation is a child of freedom and the parent of prosperity. Matt, you think you have written a contrarian book in 2020. There seems to be a growing belief. Living standards have been stagnant for decades, both only helps the elites rated and innovation comes from smart planners implementing industrial policy carefully chosen sectors. Matt this is a contrarian book. It is because i said that innovation is the product of free people exchanging ideas freely. And yes we are experiencing innovation although, i do argue f
Im just going to read a few sentences i cobbled together from your book. As i lead into my first question. You might in the book innovation is the most important fact of the modern world but one of the least well understood. It is the reason most people today live lives of prosperity and wisdom area and the main ingredient in the secret sauce and indeed innovation is freedom and freedom to exchange, experiments, imagine, investment fail. Liberals have argued since the 18th century that freedom needs prosperity but i would argue that they have never persuasively found a mechanism that drives change in which one causes the other. Innovation is that drives change, that missing link. Innovation is the child of freedom and apparent prosperity. Matt, do you think youve written a contrary and book your in 2020 because there seems to be a growing belief we havent innovated since the apollo space program. Living standards have been stagnant for decades and growth only help the elites, growth ki
And Leonard Stein horn. On thehat, max boot Trump Administrations handling of key foreignpolicy issues. Is live illiams host a live view of the Martin Luther king jr. Memorial, granite, designed by a chinese sculpture sculptor. As we are asking you in her first hour to give us your thoughts on the current state of Race Relations in the United States. You can bring up your own personal expenses, as well as the Current Events of the last few days. 202 7488000 for the eastern and central time zones. 202 7488001 for the mountain and pacific time zones. You can post on our twitter feed at cspanwj, and if you want to post on our facebook page, it is facebook. Com cspan. At the end of last year, p Research Center conducted a poll on Race Relations. You can go to the website and find the complete poll. When it comes to Race Relations, here are some of the findings thinkings to peoples at the end of the first term of President Trump and the end of the first year for barack obama. For those look
Guest there is a question that progress has been made in this country. From congress to corporate america, to philanthropic america, and even the education system. But in any experiment, especially where you have people toe from human slavery segregation, civil rights, isms, theythe many ism still exist. You will find people who cannot cleanse their heart in how they judge people, whether they are black, jewish, latino. We seem to think that a persons skin tells us about an individual, but it has always been something, taught to me by my parents, your skin pigmentation told the least about you. That is why dr. King is so cherished and celebrated today because he reminds us that we should not judge one by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. You just people by their behavior, actions, and the choices they make. Have the systemic racism that is still institutionalized, but for the most part, i want to believe, from my experiences of being on radio, from hosting