Fareed Zakaria
Journalist & author
CNN host, Washington Post columnist, and author of The Post-American World. One of the most globally-minded thinkers in American media. His reading is international in scope — reflecting a mind that thinks in civilizations, not just news cycles.
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1984
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“No book better illustrates the recurring patterns of civilization, war, and human nature.”
“Mill's On Liberty is the foundational text of classical liberalism. Every generation should reread it.”
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