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What It Means to Be American

What It Means to Be American

The David Frum Show vor 6 Monaten

Fareed Zakaria and David Frum on whether they regret becoming American citizens. Plus: how 18 years of economic turmoil ushered in a new populist era, and a discussion of “Invisible Cities” by Italo Calvino.

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In this episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum
opens with his thoughts on the nearly two decades of economic
turmoil that has caused younger generations to lose faith in
American institutions and led to the rise of populism in the United
States. David argues that as the country stands on the precipice of
a Donald Trump–manufactured economic crisis, perhaps we will learn
to appreciate the basic ideas that led to prosperity in the 1980s
and ’90s. Then David is joined by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria to reflect
on the American ideals that captivated David and Fareed when they
first immigrated to the U.S. and whether they still ring true
today. As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, David and
Fareed discuss whether this country remains the same one they moved
to many years ago and whether America has strayed from its
foundational principles. Finally, David concludes the episode with
an examination of Italo Calvino’s 1972 novel, “Invisible Cities,”
and a discussion about our postliterate society. Get more from your
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