The modern world. What i found even more telling was how things are invented. How invention itself is encouraged and nurtured. At least how it has been encouraged and nurtured in this country in the past. Its easy to say, as i do in my book, that we are a nation of tinkerers. We americans like to think of ourselves as natural adventurers, risktakers, entrepreneurs. But what does that mean exactly. . I am a believer in american exceptionalism. But as marines like to say, it has to be earned, never given. How did we earn it . How did we do what we did and . And how could we get back to doing it right . As the first nation to exist wholly in the modern age, United States has also insisted when timeed wholly in that making things when we were extracting them from the earth. We invented almost everything about america. We have constantly reinvented almost everything as we deemed it necessary, including our institutions, our customs, our laws. Above all, our definition of who is american and
As best we can. Im going to talk to you a little bit tonight about america the ingenious. This book i wrote. The best thing about writing books is hopefully you learned something. I learned a great deal writing this. Americansof how invented, developed or learned to exploit so many of the things exploit the world. What i found even more telling was how things are invented. How invention itself is encouraged and nurtured. At least how it has been encouraged and nurtured in this country in the past. , as i do in myy book, that we are a nation of tinkerers. We americans like to think of ass natural adventurers, risktakers and entrepreneurs. But what does that mean exactly. I am a believer in american exceptionalism. It hasnes like to say, to be earned, never given. How did we earn it . How did we do what we did and how could we get back to doing it right . As the first nation to exist wholly in the modern age, United States has also insisted when making things when we were extracting them
Onwelcome all of you Bloomberg Radio across this nation and bloomberg television. Extraordinary Market Action yesterday, truly historic. We will get to that in just a moment with someone who has a wonderful test but a wonderful tapestry of the history of the market. First weve got to get to the news flow. Are we still doing election 2020, or have we moved on from that . Jonathan i think it may come back on the agenda, but today is as yesterday once again, just a little flavor of mondays price action. You will find it in names like amc entertainment, and the airlines. You will find it at the index level. The relative performance of the russell versus the nasdaq continues. You could drive a truck through it this morning. Russell futures are up by about 1. 6 . Nasdaq futures are negative on the session. Cyclicality starting to come back into this market. Youve got to ask yourself where the risk is in this market, and the risk for many people in this market is where people thought was safe
Are watching American History tv, all weekend every weekend on American History tv. Tv,ext on American History novelist and historian kevin baker discusses his book, america the genius how a generation of tinkerers changed the world. At an event in cape cod, mr. Baker describes what he thinks are key factors in the nations innovative spirit. Guestant to thank our tonight. Kevin baker has written several your, at you are still in but also was raised in rockport, massachusetts. He has experienced being a massachusetts person. Tonight,ing forward to keeping an ion the weather, but please welcome kevin baker. Mark, for having me. Great to be on the cape, if only virtually. Hoped to be there, but i am going to have to make do. Talk to you about america the ingenious, this book i wrote. The best thing about writing books is that hopefully, you learn something. I learned a great deal writing this. Americansory of how invented, developed or learned to exploit so many innovations that would sha
Is that weekly here on our 2 you welcome to our round up of the days news along with the headlines that shape the week. Russian opposition figurehead i would say the only is only path to recovery at a hospital in berlin after coming out of an induced coma last week has since revealed his intention to return to russia as soon as hes fighting fit again meanwhile the diplomatic spat between moscow and berlin over his alleged poisoning has only gotten worse on monday germany said laboratories in sweden and france had independently verified that the ball knew it was poisoned by the nerve agent of the nova choucroute the Global Chemical weapons wash audience also analyzing samples russias prosecutor general has demanded that information on the case be shared but so far to no avail. With their excuses are completely contrived germany says it cant tell us anything in direct to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons weve been to the w several times and they say. We are ready t