Gen Next SD Hosts Fox News Channel Contributor and Author Michael Barone

February 09, 2009, 6:30pm

Summary:

Very special thanks to all the members and special guests for making the event such a successful and energizing event. And thanks to Michael Barone for taking the time to meet our members.

Detail:

Inflection points approaching the 21st Century was a major talking point at Gen Next San Diego's most recent event featuring Michael Barone of U.S News & World Report. Mr. Barone's presentation was an intriguing discussion on historical changes in our economy and what we can expect in the years to come under President Obama's Administration.

“You can sum up much of 20th century history by saying that in the 1930s Americans decided that markets didn't work and government did, and that in the 1970s Americans decided that government didn't work and markets did,” said Barone. This led to the big question of the evening…what can we expect in the 21st Century?

After Barone's presentation he answered questions from members on the challenges we will face with inflation, the Fed, the housing market, American's youth vote and much more. The audience communicated their curiosity, enthusiasm and interest in finding solutions to these challenges.

Currently, Michael Barone is at U.S. News and World Report, a FOX News Channel contributor, principal co-author of The Almanac of American Politics, and the author of Our Country: The Shaping of America from Roosevelt to Reagan. Barone has also written for many major market publications, including The Economist, The New York Times, The Detroit Press and The Daily Telegraph of London.