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difd mccullough will give us perspective on the present through the lens of the past. why in the world is not a tiny nation about to skip over a date entirely? i ll explain. next up, a fascinating look inside spy games. both the fictional and nonfictional varieties with columnist and novelist david ignatius. then a look at innovation with the master architect frank gehry. finally, why president bush might have offended some italians on inauguration day. first, here s my take. we hear a lot about leadership these days, mostly in the sense of the failure of leadership, the absence of leadership. certainly that s the view of many people who oppose president obama. but there are also many democrats who believe that president obama has been a disappointment, a bad manager, an ineffectual leader. the conventional wisdom is that obama just doesn t have what it takes to be the kind of leader we need, the kind we have had in the past, someone, for example, like bill cl ....
both the fictional and nonfictional varieties with columnist and novelist david ignatius. then a look at innovation with the master architect frank gehry. finally, why president bush might have offended some italians onnationrati inaugurat. first here s my take. many talk about the absence of leadership, especially those who oppose president obama. many democrats believe that president obama head doneas bee leader. the conventional wisdom is that he doesn t have the leadership he needs to be the leader that we need, the leader that we have had in the past. such as bill clinton, a gifted leader, a legendary player. now, i have a huge admiration for clinton. i think he was a very good president, and he s almost prenaturally a politician. let s recall what his first few years looked like. he began his presidency with the fiasco of gays in the military and moved to two failed nominees for attorney general. remember zoe baird? then went on to try and failed spectacularly ....
i m fareed zakaria. we have a terrific show today, filled with some of the most interesting thinkers in their fields. first up, a new way to think about the role of women in the world with a terrific important panel. then a first for gps, i will have a robot as a guest. you will want to meet my new friend data. next, a man who made me think differently about innovation. the world renowned architect, frank gehry who designs buildings like you ve never seen before. how do you capture the essence of a world leader? i ll talk to the acclaimed and innovative photographer platon. finally, think you can t sell chopsticks to china? think again. first here is my take. these are the dog days of summer. in this hot sweltering weather most americans are busy working. i know i know not you folks in the hamp tons, but the others. meanwhile, most europeans are busy vacations. thus it has ever been, only it s getting worse. nowadays the average european gets about three times as many d ....
their fields. first up, a new way to think of the role of women in the world with a terrific important pant. and then a first for gps i will have a robot as a guest. you want to meet my new friend data. next, a man who made me think differently about invasion, the world-renowned architect frank gary. he designs building like nothing you have seen before. how does he innovate and how do you capture the essence of a world leader? i will talk to the photographer platon. and think you can t sell chopsticks to china? think again. here s my stick. these are the dog days of summer and in this hot, sweltering weather, most americans are busy working. i know not you folks in the hamptons, but the others. meanwhile, most europeans are busy vacationing. it is getting worse. now days the average european gets three times as many days of paid vacation as his counterpart in america. italy has the most vacation days with the average worker there getting 42 paid days off according to t ....