History Lessons About Combatting Polarization in 2024 With Fareed ZakariaHistory Lessons About Combatting Polarization in 2024 With Fareed Zakaria

From artificial intelligence and tech innovations to the nation's political and cultural climate during a critical election year, our modern world is constantly changing in revolutionary ways. Among these changes has been a new level of polarization that has entered many aspects of American life. What can the past teach us about combatting polarization and adapting to a changing world? While there is no "correct" path, CNN host, Washington Post columnist, and bestselling author Fareed Zakaria says that you must embrace being open-minded and make compromises to find solutions. In this conversation with Open to Debate host and moderator-in-chief John Donvan, Zakaria discusses his book Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present. Zakaria explains the events that led to us living in revolutionary times today, how past revolutions can help us understand our polarized present, and why despite it all, he remains hopeful we will come out on the other side better for it.