Why Germany Dominates the U.S. in Innovation √ Linkbait headline Reading the headlines, you might think that the most urgent question about national success i

Why Germany Dominates the U.S. in Innovation √ Linkbait headline Reading the headlines, you might think that the most urgent question about national success in innovation and growth is whether the U.S. or China should get the gold medal. √ Strawman argument True, Americans do well at inventing. The U.S. has the world’s most sophisticated system of financing radical ideas, and the results have been impressive, from Google to Facebook to Twitter. √ Content that contradicts linkbait headline Americans need to recognize that the purpose of innovation isn’t to produce wildly popular internet services. It’s to sustain productivity and employment growth in order to ensure real income expansion. √ Political agenda exposed by end of article