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WaPo columnist. Host of CNN's GPS, Sundays @ 10am & 1pm ET in the US. Order my latest book, Age of Revolutions, via the link below

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On GPS, @ 10am & 1pm ET Sunday on CNN, I’ll hear from … • Venezuelan opposition leader in hiding María Corina Machado on her country’s contested vote & future • Ronen Bergman on the wait for retaliation in Israel • Maha Yahya on Lebanese fears & how escalation can be avoided • Derek Thompson on gender divisions in US politics • “Supercommunicators” author Charles Duhigg on how Americans can communicate better

On GPS, @ 10am & 1pm ET Sunday on CNN, I’ll hear from … • Venezuelan opposition leader in hiding María Corina Machado on her country’s contested vote & future • Ronen Bergman on the wait for retaliation in Israel • Maha Yahya on Lebanese fears & how escalation can be avoided • Derek Thompson on gender divisions in US politics • “Supercommunicators” author Charles Duhigg on how Americans can communicate better

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Pres. Trump’s global tariff campaign is a chaotic experiment with all of our wallets, based on economic policies from the 1800s. Monday night @ 8pm ET/PT, I’ll dive in with a new CNN special, “Big, Beautiful Tariffs”

Pres. Trump’s global tariff campaign is a chaotic experiment with all of our wallets, based on economic policies from the 1800s. Monday night @ 8pm ET/PT, I’ll dive in with a new CNN special, “Big, Beautiful Tariffs”

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On this week's GPS, @ 10am & 1pm ET Sunday on CNN: an important conversation about the banking system with Lloyd Blankfein

On this week's GPS, @ 10am & 1pm ET Sunday on CNN: an important conversation about the banking system with Lloyd Blankfein

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On GPS, @ 10am & 1pm ET Sunday on CNN: I’ll discuss Pres. Trump’s upcoming Middle East trip w/ amos hochstein & Kim Ghattas, and I’ll sit down w/ Bill Gates to discuss his announcement that he will give away $200B, incl. 99% of his own wealth, through the Gates Foundation. I’ll also ask Ravi Agrawal if peace can hold btwn India & Pakistan

On GPS, @ 10am & 1pm ET Sunday on CNN: I’ll discuss Pres. Trump’s upcoming Middle East trip w/ amos hochstein & Kim Ghattas, and I’ll sit down w/ Bill Gates to discuss his announcement that he will give away $200B, incl. 99% of his own wealth, through the Gates Foundation. I’ll also ask Ravi Agrawal if peace can hold btwn India & Pakistan

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… After that: holding terror to account. I’ll have an exclusive intvw w/ int’l human-rights lawyer Amal Clooney & Nobel laureate Nadia Murad about their suit against a concrete manufacturer for paying ISIS as the brutal terror group pursued genocide against Yazidis … 2/3

… After that: holding terror to account. I’ll have an exclusive intvw w/ int’l human-rights lawyer Amal Clooney & Nobel laureate Nadia Murad about their suit against a concrete manufacturer for paying ISIS as the brutal terror group pursued genocide against Yazidis … 2/3

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From India to Canada to the Middle East to Europe, countries no longer know whether they can trust America. The consequences could be disastrous. My take:
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From India to Canada to the Middle East to Europe, countries no longer know whether they can trust America. The consequences could be disastrous. My take:

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1,309,567 views • 11 days ago

America’s top universities should abandon their long misadventure into politics, retrain their gaze on their core strengths and rebuild their reputations as centers of research and learning. My take:
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America’s top universities should abandon their long misadventure into politics, retrain their gaze on their core strengths and rebuild their reputations as centers of research and learning. My take:

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38,158,711 views • 2 years ago

For decades, Sweden was known for its inclusive welfare state and its strong voice on human rights. But recently, the country has come to resemble something very different: an ultra-capitalist haven, with an increasingly tough approach on immigration. I explained what changed:
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For decades, Sweden was known for its inclusive welfare state and its strong voice on human rights. But recently, the country has come to resemble something very different: an ultra-capitalist haven, with an increasingly tough approach on immigration. I explained what changed:

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1,278,054 views • 2 months ago

Saudi Arabia has the biggest economy in the Middle East, and one of the world's most expensive military arsenals. So why is it so vulnerable to attacks from the Houthis, the Yemeni rebel group? I asked Bernard Haykel, professor of Near Eastern studies at Princeton:
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Saudi Arabia has the biggest economy in the Middle East, and one of the world's most expensive military arsenals. So why is it so vulnerable to attacks from the Houthis, the Yemeni rebel group? I asked Bernard Haykel, professor of Near Eastern studies at Princeton:

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231,841 views • 18 days ago

Why are young people protesting all over Europe & beyond? I explored:
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Why are young people protesting all over Europe & beyond? I explored:

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49,681 views • 4 days ago

It seems that President Trump is striking a friendlier tone toward Vladimir Putin’s Russia and is increasingly willing to abandon Ukraine. To get a European view on this, I spoke with Polish Deputy Prime Minister Radek Sikorski:
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It seems that President Trump is striking a friendlier tone toward Vladimir Putin’s Russia and is increasingly willing to abandon Ukraine. To get a European view on this, I spoke with Polish Deputy Prime Minister Radek Sikorski:

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104,504 views • 11 days ago

America is a country in flux, with large sections uneasy about the future and uncertain about any political loyalties. The political center has an opportunity: Put forward a positive agenda that can allay people’s anxieties. My take:
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America is a country in flux, with large sections uneasy about the future and uncertain about any political loyalties. The political center has an opportunity: Put forward a positive agenda that can allay people’s anxieties. My take:

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39,643 views • 4 days ago

I spoke with journalist and author Anand Giridharadas about his new book, “Man in the Mirror,” which documents the infamous 2023 killing of Jordan Neely, a homeless Black man, by former Marine Daniel Penny on the New York City subway. We discussed the ensuing reckoning over homelessness, race and mental health in America's cities:
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I spoke with journalist and author Anand Giridharadas about his new book, “Man in the Mirror,” which documents the infamous 2023 killing of Jordan Neely, a homeless Black man, by former Marine Daniel Penny on the New York City subway. We discussed the ensuing reckoning over homelessness, race and mental health in America's cities:

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36,166 views • 4 days ago

Denmark has long been a shining model as one of the world's happiest countries, with a generous welfare state. So why – and how – has it become a model of a very different kind: as a nation with some of the harshest immigration laws in Europe? I explained:
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Denmark has long been a shining model as one of the world's happiest countries, with a generous welfare state. So why – and how – has it become a model of a very different kind: as a nation with some of the harshest immigration laws in Europe? I explained:

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2,969,201 views • 11 months ago

Blue cities are out of control, promising more, spending more, delivering less and pushing off fiscal problems to some future day. Democrats in city halls should stop governing as if the goal is to announce new entitlements, and instead make government work. My take:
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Blue cities are out of control, promising more, spending more, delivering less and pushing off fiscal problems to some future day. Democrats in city halls should stop governing as if the goal is to announce new entitlements, and instead make government work. My take:

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1,855,787 views • 8 months ago

California's failure to build high-speed rail is maybe the most egregious example of America's inability to deliver modern infrastructure. Perhaps it could learn from another Western country with one of the world's largest and cheapest high-speed train networks: Spain. I explained:
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California's failure to build high-speed rail is maybe the most egregious example of America's inability to deliver modern infrastructure. Perhaps it could learn from another Western country with one of the world's largest and cheapest high-speed train networks: Spain. I explained:

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116,788 views • 18 days ago

The midterms are upon us. Will Democrats capture both the House and Senate? Are the polls trustworthy? Will Republican gerrymandering backfire? I spoke with Nate Silver about the midterm elections:
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The midterms are upon us. Will Democrats capture both the House and Senate? Are the polls trustworthy? Will Republican gerrymandering backfire? I spoke with Nate Silver about the midterm elections:

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66,959 views • 11 days ago

Last weekend, prediction markets were giving Brazilian President Lula da Silva just a 20% chance of winning the second round of his election. How did he defy the odds? I asked Americas Quarterly Editor-in-chief Brian Winter:
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Last weekend, prediction markets were giving Brazilian President Lula da Silva just a 20% chance of winning the second round of his election. How did he defy the odds? I asked Americas Quarterly Editor-in-chief Brian Winter:

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25,049 views • 4 days ago

The Palestinian view from the West Bank: my conversation with Palestinian activist and legislator Dr.Mustafa Barghouti, who is not connected to Hamas, about the terrorist group’s offensive in southern Israel
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The Palestinian view from the West Bank: my conversation with Palestinian activist and legislator Dr.Mustafa Barghouti, who is not connected to Hamas, about the terrorist group’s offensive in southern Israel

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6,224,610 views • 3 years ago

Why did Harris lose? My take: Democrats blew it by making three big mistakes—not taking immigration concerns seriously enough, rallying around prosecutions of Trump, and elevating identity politics
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Why did Harris lose? My take: Democrats blew it by making three big mistakes—not taking immigration concerns seriously enough, rallying around prosecutions of Trump, and elevating identity politics

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3,725,767 views • 2 years ago

Marco Rubio wants the West to rediscover what made it great. But what truly distinguishes Western civilization is not its military power or national pride, as Rubio suggests, but its intellectual and political traditions. My take:
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Marco Rubio wants the West to rediscover what made it great. But what truly distinguishes Western civilization is not its military power or national pride, as Rubio suggests, but its intellectual and political traditions. My take:

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87,251 views • 18 days ago

Democrats are facing a dilemma: The left has the passion, but the middle still has the votes the party needs to win in general elections. To win, Democrats don’t need to move left on economics. They need to move to the center on cultural issues. My take:
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Democrats are facing a dilemma: The left has the passion, but the middle still has the votes the party needs to win in general elections. To win, Democrats don’t need to move left on economics. They need to move to the center on cultural issues. My take:

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415,047 views • 2 months ago

Stunning reporting from The New York Times showed that Israel groomed the staunchly anti-Israel former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as an intelligence asset. How did that happen? My conversation with Mark Mazzetti, one of the reporters who broke the story:
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Stunning reporting from The New York Times showed that Israel groomed the staunchly anti-Israel former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as an intelligence asset. How did that happen? My conversation with Mark Mazzetti, one of the reporters who broke the story:

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500,490 views • 3 months ago

Who is Gadi Eisenkot, the Israeli centrist seeking to defeat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tuesday’s elections? What would his election mean for Israel's policy toward the Palestinians? I asked Shira Efron of RAND:
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Who is Gadi Eisenkot, the Israeli centrist seeking to defeat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tuesday’s elections? What would his election mean for Israel's policy toward the Palestinians? I asked Shira Efron of RAND:

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52,079 views • 11 days ago

If the US dollar's global supremacy erodes, America will face a reckoning like none before. My take:
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If the US dollar's global supremacy erodes, America will face a reckoning like none before. My take:

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5,987,205 views • 3 years ago