Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Review: Fareed Zakaria at the 92nd Street Y


Fareed Zakaria at the 92nd Street Y
Fareed Zakaria at the 92nd Street Y by Fareed Zakaria

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



In this Q&A preceding the 2008 primaries and [b:The Post-American World|2120783|The Post-American World|Fareed Zakaria|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347716469s/2120783.jpg|2126220] is still interesting and prescient. Zakaria, of course, talks about the "rise of the rest" in a cogent, enlightening way, but also predicts the Obama (possibility of a) presidency and points out the failings of American in promoting military power over soft power and, in sympathy with Gladwell in [b:Outliers: The Story of Success|3228917|Outliers The Story of Success|Malcolm Gladwell|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1344266315s/3228917.jpg|3364437], rationing opportunity to a minority through an ineffectual education system.



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