scholars trace the contract back to the roman empire, which enticed investors to build postal stationshways. the u.s. tells a different path. new york state sold bonds to build the erie canal in the early 19th century. p3ntries that use the strategy often find projects can be delivered faster and cheaper. advisors have argued that his tax credit approach would mean less taxpayer money would be needed upfront to fund his plans. paul ryan says he will not support for stricter spending without offsetting budget cuts. trump's plantbe at corporate welfare. inocrats say they won't work rural or low income areas that cannot generate enough user fees to support private investment and more direct federal spending is needed. you can read more about our quick takes on the bloomberg. mark: still ahead of the -- president trump took to twitter to weigh in. that is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ mark: life from london and york, i'm mark barton. vonnie: i'm vonnie quinn. this is "bloomberg markets." president trump is weighing in --qatar, tweeting today leaders pointed to qatar. this tweet comes just a d

imagined seeing the american democratic experiment as people have been saying sort of burn like the roman empire under a man who is no better than nero it is really hard to watch better than nero i mean is really hard to watch he does not care about this thing that he is sort of as a huckster caught on his way into a job that he didn't even really once because he himself has a terrible opinion of the insecurity in this man it is it is harrowing to watch what is happening right now and not be able to do more than contribute financially and with time to progressive organization to go well he'll fire somebody who are already you know this is just we've revealed to the world how incompetent our government can be instead of what a superpower and in a country that leads with an ideology that the rest of the world should look to now where this kind of sham of an oligarch he where he is firing people that are going to investigate him and openly saying like well that's not real and he's going to keep finding stuff and he lies and you can put video next to each other where he says one thing in the next we

the fall of the roman empire cleared the way for arab civilization to blossom. then the muslim empire was succeeded by ottoman rule. on the eastern shores of the mediterranean, this would last until world war i. the 19th century witnessed tremendous upheaval. europe had its industrial revolution. the middle east was seeking a new identity. after 500 years of ottoman rule, the idea of sovereignty began to revive. many palestinians and other arabs launched independence movements. since the crusades, three religions had coexisted fairly peacefully in palestine. by the 1890's, new colonies of jewish immigrants started to appear. the pogroms the jews had to face zionism, had fostered a doctrine called for recruitment of the -- regroupment of the jews in the land of israel. during world war i, the british wooed both the arabs and the zionists. they created a declaration that promised a british report for the establishment in palestine for a national home for the jewish people. they noted that nothing will be done to impede the religious rights of non-jewish communitie

talk a little bit about i think you compared to the roman empire how dc feels as depression and what did you see? >> [inaudible] [laughter] the screen goes to black. there is a lavish lifestyle. i do think it is a little stupid for the republicans that are like barack obama wants to take your guns but he has people with guns protecting him. it's the president of the united states, i understand the armor plated suvs and how the leadership at these kind of things. there are leadership people i wouldn't have express would have this. >> we get to the darker parts but in my own life there are death threats and i've had them but to go to the lavish lifestyle, one of the things that is so ridiculous about the way that washington, d.c. operates is this you have these fancy dinners all the time and industries put money towards them, the parties put money towards them, but one of the craziest stories i go through in the book is being invited to one of my first big parties up to dc. i just won my primary. in the united states, districts are drawn overwhelmingly to support hard-core left or righ

talk about i think you compared it to the roman empire. >> i'm going to tell a very off-color joke how it actually felt like greek and a young boy is that the freshmen were taking advantage of that that is a different story. [inaudible] [laughter]o >> there is a lavish lifestyle that with things like suvs i do think it is a little stupid for the republicans that are like a barack obama wants to take your guns but he has a bunch of people that protected them from the president of the united states, shut up. i understand the armor plated suvs and how the leadership gets the state of things. i get that and i support that and taxpayer dollars. there were leadership people i wouldn't have expected. >> there are death threats. there's finger food and one of the things that is ridiculous about the way that it operates, you have these fancy dinners all the time and the industries put money towards them, the parties put money towards them but one of the stories i go through in the book is being invited to one of my first parties up through dc and i just want my primary. click site note. in the

caesar was beloved by the roman empire.e ] he was so popular, we don't use his name for pizza, we use it for pizza pizza. [ laughter ] the only thing caesar and trump have in common is they both have casinos named after them. and really, you could tell that caesar wasn't really trump, because the senate stabbed him instead of just passing his [ bleep ] health care bill. [ laughter ] [ cheers ] >> also, protesters, this is new york city. if you want to interrupt a play, bring your grandpa and let him unwrap a werther's candy for two hours. [ laughter ] >> seth: really. >> because all you did by running on stage was make a shakespeare production entertaining for once. really?! >> seth: really? >> when you pulled your stunt, that audience was definitely buzzed on rose and this close to passing out. all you did was give them an anecdote to tell at their fancy liberal cocktail parties. "you know, i was at the 'caesar' that was interrupted." >> seth: really? >> really. >> seth: oh! [ light laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> ye

over here, again, showing a lot the decline and fall of the roman empire. volumes thats of were put out. classics.ould say the he was well-versed. i mentioned over here, he was one of the - -wanted the altin latin club to be endowed in that will p he could read and write and speak german fluently. one of the reasons why he was assigned to patton's command and germany for a short time. italy.n went back to forust had a great love history and for the people who made history and for people who uh, functioned by, by a code or by the rules. it did not mean that he thought they always did the right thing but he believed that they were, whether it was the right thing or not, they were doing it for the right reasons. they had a value system. they lived by a value system. he definitely lived by a set of values. what does these artifacts tell us about judge eaton? they tell us he was a man who believed in, um, organizations and the purpose of organizations, the value of organizations, whether it be the american legion, the boy scouts of america. and they tell us that

in nicole's uk ok report, she tells us about a wall that helped the ancient romans define their empire. - it stretches like a stone snake over the hills and fields of northern england. it was built by roman soldiers during the reign of emperor hadrian in the second century ce. and ever since, it's been known as hadrian's wall. it runs east to west for about 70 miles, starting almost at the north sea and ending at the irish sea. the height of the wall varied. at its highest point, the wall rose up 20 feet above the grassy land. it took 16,000 roman soldiers 10 years to build. historians argue over just why the wall was built. some believe it was a barrier to separate roman-controlled britain on this side from the wild barbarian tribes on the other side. another theory was that by building a wall with gates and checkpoints, it allowed the romans to collect taxes on those passing through. or it could have just been built to show off the power that was rome. whatever the reason, forts were built along the wall and manned by soldiers. these are the remains of one of the bigger forts. as the

this opened the way for the continued expansion of the roman empire.he inscription tells the story. it was erected by the senate and the people to honor the emperor. carved below is an inventory of all the feisty barbarian tribes that put up such a fight. and on either side are the vanquished in chains at the feet of their conqueror, a reminder to any who would challenge the empire. nearby, standing high above the sea, is touristy but magnificent eze. the once-formidable town gate, designed to keep rampaging pirates out, leads into the medieval village. this self-proclaimed village of art and gastronomie mixes perfume outlets, upscale boutiques, cobbled lanes, and scenic perches perfect for savoring a drink. the more adventurous can climb even further up to the scant ruins of the eze chateau. the paths leading there host a prickly festival of over a hundred varieties of cacti. looking beyond the flowers, you'll enjoy a commanding riviera view. announcer: eexplore new worlds and new ides through programs like this, made available for everyone through co

i think back in the day of the roman empire, she would be the most furious -- neil: back in the romans that featured you as the galvanizing point for the opposition; right? >> well, that's true. i think also the demonization of political leaders near here in the country. i think both parties are to some agree -- i shouldn't say party, entities out there, ever since the citizens union case, a lot of money has come in from outside forces demonized our political leaders on both sides of the aisle. and, neil, i think we also have to point to that horrific and terrible ad that pertained to the shooting last week in alexandria and the shooting of my friend and colleague steve scalise, as well as others and the men and women from the capitol police. so that ad was atrocious. it was horrific, horrible ad, and i think it may have been effective as well in moving votes the that otherwise -- neil: you think that actually -- >> from what i saw, the ad was blaming the far left and the extreme left and vote for john ossoff was a vote to enable them. and clearly, that's not nancy pelosi. that's not

people were saying that the united states was a power unrivalled at any time since possibly the roman empiree power. >> we did. and i think history will judge in some ways that we squandered this moment in some ways by doing too much under george w. bush, by doing too little under barack obama, and now by doing the wrong thing. and in talking about how in europe barack obama is so popular and donald trump is not, the one place where that's somewhat reversed is in the middle east, places like saudi arabia and uae. now, we should be very careful. i think we may have given the saudis what they see to be a green light. they're pushing against qatar. i'm not going to be surprised if we have a conversation about saudi arabia and iran. watch what's going on in yemen and that part of the world. north korea may be the biggest crisis coming down the block. sooner we could face our first order crisis in the middle east. >> what do we do about qatar, though? i understand exactly what you're saying. i was horrified that the president notified an ally on twitter that they were no longer an ally. but what

roman or barbarian. people who spoke latin or greek were considered civilized, part of the empire.e else, barbarian. according to legend, rome was founded by two brothers, romulus and remus. abandoned in the wild and suckled by a she-wolf, they grew up to establish the city. in actuality, the first romans mixed and mingled here -- in the valley between the famous seven hills of rome. this became the roman forum. in 509, they tossed out their king and established the relatively democratic roman republic. that began perhaps history's greatest success story, the rise of rome. from the start, romans were expert builders, and they had a knack for effective government. this simple brick building was once richly veneered with marble and fronted by a grand portico. it's the curia. the senate met here and set the legal standards that still guide western civilization. the reign of julius caesar, who ruled around the time of christ, marked the turning point between the republic and the empire. the republic, designed to rule a small city-state, found itself trying to rule most of europe. somet

later, the romans made the capital of their eastern empire, changing its name to constantinople in honourperor constant time. for over 500 years it was the seat of power could assault on civil the ottoman empire. built at the crossroads of europe and asia, it is tu rkey‘s crossroads of europe and asia, it is turkey's largest and best—known city. i got in on the redeye flight, which is 11 hours from singapore, but had a bit of a rest and i'm ready to explore the city. i'm going to meet up with a man called seddah, who promises to take me around. wohling a spate of terrorist attacks and a failed military coup, 3016 was dubbed the year that tourists forgot turkey. traditionally around 10 million people visit istanbul every year, but those numbers have fallen drastically. now the city is keen to do all it can to reassure tourists and entice them back. how are you? you must be seddah. to meet you. what do you plan to me? we will be exploring the city, going to some of the major sites, trying some different turkish foods. and also a hamam, which is a turkish bar. you like to freshen up? i think

later, the romans made it their capital of the eastern empire, changing its name to constantinople in the emperor constantine. and for over 500 years it was the seat of power for the sultans, who ruled the ottoman empire. built at the crossroads of europe and asia, it is turkey's largest and best—known city. so i got in on the red—eye flight, which is about i! hours from singapore. but i had a bit of a rest, now i'm ready to explore the city. so i'm going to meet up with sedar, who promises take me around. following a spate of terrorist attacks and the failed military coup, 2016 was dubbed the year that tourists forgot turkey. traditionally around 10 million people visit istanbul every year, but those numbers have fallen drastically. now the city is keen to do all it can to reassure tourists and entice them back. you must be sedar! how are you? it's good to meet you, finally. thank you very much. so, what have you got planned for me? well, i'll help you in exploring the city. i'll take you to some of the major sites, try some different foods, turkish foods. and also a hamam, a turkish

perhaps an interesting paradigm to use is the great multiethnic empires that have all perished except for china. persians, even the romans which to some extent were expansionist stick but expansionist stick mostly in expansionist but mostly in economic ways to find new sources of income. that is what we need to focus on with china. the effort to build dedicated, less transparent channels. the money transfer system china has tried to build. the infrastructure banks. the road systems to sort of bypass the world bank and multilevel institutions. the trade arrangements with southeast asia. yes, they are sending military power into southeast asia but i would say that is more about military power than invasion or anything like that. problem, theat the issue of taiwan and hong kong and their relationship to the mainland is being underestimated for their risk. but that the strategy for china is not -- i think the china's quite determined to recapture taiwan in one way or another but militarily. that would not benefit china in any possible way. china's very dependent on the technological strength of taiwan. industry.. almost as d

roman occupation at the time of christ. is of the- exit israelites took place shortly thereafter. then the muslim empireas succeeded by ottoman rule. on the eastern shores of the mediterranean, this would last until world war i. the 19th century witnessed tremendous of peoples. europe had its industrial revolution. the middle east was seeking a new identity. after 500 years of ottoman rule, the idea of sovereignty began to revive. since the crusades, three religions had coexisted fairly peacefully in palestine. new colonies of jewish immigrants started to appear. the pogroms the jews had to face drove them away. during world war i, the british mood both the arabs and the zionists. to win the latter's support, in established they the ball for agreement. were careful to note that nothing shall be done which the civil rights of existing non-jewish communities in palestine. the population of palestine was over 90% error about that's time. rather than becoming independent, most of the middle east was put under french administration. the league's covenant provided that such territories were heading for eventu

perhaps an interesting paradigm to use is the great multiethnic empires that have all perished except for china. persian, and even the romans. to some extent, the romans were expansionist it but mostly in economic terms because of their extend -- to-- to find new sources of income. i think that is what we need to be focused on with china. the effort to build dedicated .nd less transparent channels transfer system that china has tried to build, the road system to bypass the world bank and multilateral institutions, all of the trade arrangements with southeast asia. yes, they extend military power to their, but i would say that is more about having military power that being interested in invasion or anything like that. the issue ofat taiwan and hong kong and their selationship to the mainland are being underestimated for the risk. the strategy for the rest -- i think china is quite determined to recapture taiwan in one way or another. not militarily. that would not benefit china and any possible way. they are very dependent on the technological strength of taiwan industry.t i think, one should think more shenzhen andand the c

an interesting paradigm to use is the great multiethnic empires that have all perished except for china. egypt, mayan, persian, and even the romans. to some extent, the romans were expansionist it but mostly in economic terms because of their need to find -- to extend -- to find new sources of income. i think that is what we need to be focused on with china. the effort to build dedicated and less transparent channels. like the money transfer system that china has tried to build, the asian infrastructure bank, the belton road system to bypass the world bank and multilateral institutions, all of the trade arrangements with southeast asia. yes, they are extending military power into southeast asia but i , would say that is more about having military power that being interested in invasion or anything like that. i do think that the issue of taiwan and hong kong and their relationships to the mainlands are perhaps being underestimated for the risk. this strategy for china is -- i think china is quite determined to recapture taiwan in one way or another. but not militarily. that would not benefit china and any possible way. china is ve

interesting paradigm to use is the great multiethnic empires that of all perished except for china, egypt and mayan and persians, and even the romans, which to some extent were expensive mistake but expansionist the most in economic terms because of their need to find, to extend, to find new sources of income. i think that's what we need to be focused on with china. the effort to build dedicated and less transparent channels such as the money transfer system that china has tried to build, the asian infrastructure bank, the belt and road system to sort of bypass the world bank and the multilateral institutions, all of the trade arrangements with southeast asia. yes, there extending military power in southeast asia but i would say that's more but having military power than being interested in sort of invasion or anything like that. i think that the issue of taiwan and hong kong and the relationships to the mainland are being perhaps underestimated for the risk, but that the strategy for china is not, i think china is quite determined to recapture taiwan in one way or another, not militarily. that would not benefit china in any possib

empire. with a look at us as the latter-day greeks? that is a very good question. i don't know if it is the greeks were the romansthe more apt comparison. you did see the new french president coming out quickly with a forceful statement reiterating french support for the paris accord. you are seeing similar statements out of other european capitals. the message is consistent with we are not going to bed america hold us back. we are going full speed ahead. the idea of creating a global order that does not include the world's largest economy and largest military power is a remarkable development and tells us we are in new territory. francine: i spoke with the energy commissioner for the eu. are we expecting sanctions? can you imagine a world where europe and allies say the u.s. is not doing this, we will put tariffs on their goods. aboutsarkozy was talking it last year when he is running to be french president saying there should be a carbon tax on any country not in the paris record. academics have been talking about putting labels on goods, saying this is from a country in the paris accord. it is probably too ear