| | | | On GPS at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET on CNN:
First, Fareed explains why his optimism about America "is wearing thin this Thanksgiving."
The country's "greatest asset, its constitutional republic and its democratic character, seem to be in danger of breakdown" as rhetoric becomes more extreme and as the Trump administration ignores Congress's authority, Fareed warns.
"People often ask what the founders would think of America today," Fareed says. "It seems to me that the greatest shock to them would be the incredible growth of presidential power, profound demographic change, fierce political backlash, and a presidency that refuses to be checked."
Next, for a historical perspective on impeachment, Trumpism, and the 2020 presidential race, Fareed talks with a panel of historians: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Rick Perlstein, and Carlyle Group Co-Founder David Rubenstein. (Rubeinstein's recently published book, The American Story: Conversations With Master Historians, began as an effort to educate members of Congress about US history.)
Then, our What in the World segment looks at a socialist experiment being proposed in the UK, where Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party wants to raise taxes on corporations and the rich; bring public investment in line with Sweden's; and nationalize railways, water, and energy.
After that, Fareed talks with Teru Clavel about why East Asia consistently outperforms the US in education—and what America's school system can learn from the region's success. It's the topic of Clavel's book, World Class, and something she learned about firsthand while her own children were in school there.
Finally, what can an oil-tanker disaster tell us about cognitive bias? What does an Oscar mishap say about backup plans? Tim Harford, who writes the Financial Times' "Undercover Economist" column, talks with Fareed about why plans go awry, why we stick with them even when they do, and what we can learn from other people's big mistakes—the topic of Harford's podcast "Cautionary Tales." | | | | | | |
