After the american dream. You can also watch all of our past programs any time at booktv. Org. Good evening everyone, i have been working with our coauthors to maximize the visual presence. Theyve written a very engaging book thats attracted many review since it came out a few months ago. The basic premise of the book is that the most important thing that the athletes get is a quality education. The book is structured into four sections, the history of the scholar athlete, profiles of high achieving athletes and how scholar athletes when and how to reform the system. The book makes the case that varsity athletics and Academic Excellence are not mutually exclusive. Both play an Important Role in the development of personal bonds and core values that lead to a happy and productive life. To add to the voice today the current pandemic is causing athletes, universities and the public to question the status quo. We will be using an interview format today there will be plenty of time for audi
Was just remarkable and we try to be the opposite of smug and we try to be heterodox we try to think outside the box not look at the orthodoxy with the status quo as soon as you have a status quo it behooves anybody out there who even if you agree or of the status quo to look outside and see what what other people are thinking thats why we went across america twice the Great American pell grant and then gonzo the smug Industrial Complex chose not to do that so the cable News Washington post New York Times told you that the only people who vote for tom are White Supremacists this male right so this is what he they who votes for trump according to the exit polls trump did better in 2020 with every race and gender except for white men so the change from 2016 white men down 5 points white women up 2 points black men up for. Points black women up 4 points latino men up 3 point lead tino women up 3 points and other races up 5 points this kind of tells us conclusively that what the cable news
Has a safe haven . Taylor i have been seeing that. You take a look at the companies with great free cash flow, balance sheets, expanding operating margins. You take a look at the nasdaq 100, or the big tech, today was the exception, but coming into this, six of the last seven days, the nasdaq really gaining. Faang today outperformed even though it was lower. I have heard that tech is providing a little bit of a defensive position when it comes to the health of the balance sheets. Apples another Company Really leading today. In the in six of the last seven days, apple has gained more than 1 in every day. Share, it to 350 per saying the iphone 12 could start the road to recovery. He is confident that the eye of the storm is now in the rearview mirror, at least from a demand and supply chain perspective. You are seeing apple, some of the other big tech stocks really leading on hope and optimism. Emily meantime, big news potential in the food delivery space. Ubermmond reporting that has ma
All of faang higher with names like paypal up 5 today. We have two bad final hours of trade over the last two sessions and we have sold off over the last couple of hours off the session highs as we stand. Ahead on todays show, well speak exclusively with Thomas Barkin on the heels of another massive jobless number why he says we may be at the bottom of the downturn he just said that on a podcast about an hour ago. Plus, former treasury secretary, jack lew, will join us to discuss the governments tuss efforts and whether cash is going to the right places and the countdown to another big afternoon of earnings. Uber, roku, dropbox and trip adviserme adviser. Well bring you all the numbers you need the know as soon as they hit were off the session highs. Dow high was 430 points. Up 206 just shy of a percent s p 500 and nasdaq still up more than lets focus on the big stories mike is tracking the market rally. Meg has the latest on moderna jumping on news surrounding its vaccine candidate, b
For those of you who may be less familiar with the general society, and if you dont mind i will ask, how many of you here this evening with this be your first visit . Well, a warm welcome, and also of course a welcome back to previous attendees. The general society was founded in 1785 by 22 artisans. Today, our 234 year Old Organization continues to serve the people of the city of new york. We do this through our cultural and educational programs. They include our lecture series, of which of course denies lecture is a part of. Our general Society Library which will be celebrating 200 years next year. Our tuition free mechanics institute, and that John Loughlin locked collection which you are welcomeec to visit after our talk this evening, and that is upstairs. You will find more information on the blue and white cards on your suit. Now, we have such a wonderful start to this years lecture season and with the pleasure of welcoming critically acclaimed susan ronald who tonight will discu