We have a great episode for you today with a really special guest, Bill Gates who needs no introduction given the unbelievable impact that he's had on the world of technology in the world at large over the past several decades, has been working very closely with the teams at Microsoft and...
JESSIE WOOLLEY-WILSON:You mentioned there’s a special role for government and philanthropy. And investment is really about choices. There’s a lot of conversation at this conference right now about investing in AI. And a lot of investors here—VCs, PE firms, seed investors—are trying to fi...
On creating partners for your ecosystem, Bill says: “Our success has really been based on partnerships from the very beginning.” —Bill Gates 13. Know how to turn the crank. Take action. Execute. The problem isn’t a shortage of ideas, it’s execution. ...
Mercantilists’ ideas often were intellectually shallow, and indeed their trade policy may have been little more than a rationalization of the interests of a rising merchant class that wanted wider markets—hence the emphasis on expanding exports—coupled with protection against competition in the form...
Smith did just that and turned his design into a class project. His business 30 gave him only a C for his efforts. 31 , Smith was not through. He 32 the ideas in that class project and 33 turned them into one of the first and most 34 overnight mail services in the world—FedEx....
The use of the Bill of Rights to narrow the power of the government is an intrinsic part of American history. The Bill of Rights consists of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which was signed in 1787. It can form the basis for some interesting discussion questions on ...
We will stand mighty for peace and freedom, and maintain a strong defense against terror and destruction. Our children will sleep free from the threat of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons. Ports and airports, farms and factories will thrive with trade and innovation ...
We need all sectors of society—government, the private sector, and the non-profit sector including philanthropy—to engage on these issues. Philanthropy is the smallest of these sectors, but it is unique in its ability to try risky ideas that can have a large impact if they succeed and are...
“I think this is one of the most ill-conceived ideas for the national defense I’ve seen since the 2011 sequestration,” Graham said, referring to the 2011 deal to avert default, which led to cuts to the Pentagon and domestic programs. “The people who negotiated this, I wouldn’t le...
The government intends to make the UK Supreme Court, not the Human Rights Court, the final arbiter in any dispute of this kind. It also proposes to remove the requirement for UK courts to follow rulings made by the Strasbourg court. As the article notes, the move will face strong oppositi...