End of the American Century (with George Packer)

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Society & Culture, Politics, Government, News

4.8 • 32.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2019

⏱️ 76 minutes

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On this episode of Stay Tuned, "End of the American Century," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about: -- The President’s authority to declassify sensitive information, like the image Trump tweeted of Iran’s Imam Khomeini Space Center after an explosion -- Why the adage “never ask a question you don’t know the answer to” applies in the courtroom, but not necessarily in the podcast studio -- The trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, charged with plotting the 9/11 terrorist attacks George Packer, author and staff writer at The Atlantic, joins Preet for a wide-ranging conversation about his new book, “Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century” and the lessons we can glean from the life of the storied diplomat. Bonus clips from the interview are available for members of the CAFE Insider community Sign up to receive free references and supplemental materials for Stay Tuned episodes, a weekly newsletter, and updates from Preet. As always, tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 699-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:57.9	From Cafe, welcome to stay tuned. I'm Pete Barrett.
1:03.9	Look at where we are today. We've closed our doors. We've insulted our friends. We've sucked up to our enemies.
1:11.9	Turned our foreign policy into a form of racism. I'll just say if Trump gets reelected,
1:18.9	this is a permanent change. That's George Packer, staff writer at the Atlantic,
1:24.9	an author of books on the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the decline of American institutions
1:29.9	over the last 40 years. His most recent book is Our Man, Richard Holbrook and the end of the
1:35.9	American Century. We discussed American hospitality and hubris, how human character,
1:40.9	strengths and flaws can drive foreign policy decisions and why in the Trump administration,
1:45.9	we may need to accept allies from unlikely places. But first, let's get to your questions.
1:52.9	That's coming up. Stay tuned.
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