Why has the Gaza war spun colleges into chaos?

Because campuses have weakened as actual communities, where people mingle, interact and get to know and trust each other.

My latest column: cnn.com/2024/04/26/opi…

This was different!
Fareed Zakaria with Malcolm Gladwell: Age of Revolutions youtu.be/SVvV9H-qtXw?si… via YouTube

On #AxeFiles , Fareed Zakaria, author of Age of Revolutions, talks about the loss globalization & automation have visited on some towns, even as others have prospered.
'When communities go down...it's not just an economic issue. You lose your life.'
Pod: link.chtbl.com/rzRbbrqO

“Politics is one of those rare human enterprises that hasn’t changed that much over the millennia … its core concern remains the same: the struggle for power and what to do with it.” Watch me record “Age of Revolutions,” available now from Simon & Schuster Audio: bit.ly/4auhe15

On #AxeFiles , Fareed Zakaria notes historic (tho incomplete) global progress in women's rights--and the backlash it has caused.
'All the religious, reactionary movements of our time...want to return to very traditional roles for women.'
Full Pod here: link.chtbl.com/rzRbbrqO

Part 2 of my conversation with Michael Douglas: Biden’s age, the stakes in November, and what’s so critically important about this election

Has the recent Iran–Israel conflict been contained, or could it still spiral back out of control?

What will happen next in the Gaza war?

My conversation today with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi

Today’s last look: Why does the Biden admin oppose Nippon Steel’s bid to take over US Steel? More from my recent conversation with ラーム・エマニュエル駐日米国大使 Rahm Emanuel

The great actor Michael Douglas on his latest role—as Benjamin Franklin, America’s first diplomat, in the Apple TV+ series “Franklin”

Part 1 of our conversation on today’s GPS:

After this weekend’s House vote, what new US help will mean for Ukraine: my conversation today with key Ukrainian official Andriy Yermak

In an election year dominated by two issues—abortion and immigration—Pres. Biden would do well to act aggressively on the latter.

My take:

On GPS, @ 10am & 1pm ET on CNN: I’ll talk w/ Andriy Yermak about new US help & Ukraine’s tough outlook, Jordanian FM Ayman Safadi about Israel–Iran danger, Michael Douglas about starring as Benjamin Franklin, and ラーム・エマニュエル駐日米国大使 Rahm Emanuel about Nippon Steel’s bid to buy US Steel