Fareed Zakaria

What we see today is an American economy that has boomed because of policies and developments of the 1950s and '60s: the interstate-highway system, massive funding for science and technology, a public-education system that was the envy of the world and generous immigration policies. ”

It's not possible for two countries to be the leading dominant political power at the same time. ”

If we didn't have the rest of the world growing, the United States economy would be in much worse shape than it is today. ”

In a very weak economy, when you say 'cut government spending,' what you mean is you're laying off school teachers and you're de-funding various programs that put money into the economy. This means you have more unemployed people that then draw unemployment benefits and don't pay taxes. ”

The American consumer, even today, the weight of the American consumer in the global economy is China plus India doubled. So, it's tough to replace that. ”

The technological revolution at home makes it much easier for computers to do our work. ”

There is a huge crisis of employment in America, in the Western world in general. ”

When you're failing, there's a very powerful incentive to put ideology aside and just do what seems to work. ”

What happens in the media is the cult of personality. The brands who have been forced to cut their staff have been forced to take on the brands of journalists. ”

The Chinese economy's still not that much of a consumer economy. ”