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WHAT DO YOU THINK? >> Guest: I THINK THAT WE ARE AN EXCEPTIONAL COUNTRY, AND IN "THAT USED TO BE US",
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WE WRITE ABOUT THE WAYS WE ARE, BUT EXCEPTIONALISM IS NOT AN ENTITLEMENT. IT HAS TO BE EARNED. IT'S NOT A DEGREE YOU KEEP FOREVER, BUT A BATTLE AVERAGE....
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OF NOSTALGIA ABOUT HOW PRESIDENT RAGE P AND TIP -- REAGAN AND O'NEILL WORKED THINGS OUT AND WHY CAN'T WE DO THAT AGAIN? >> Guest: A LOT OF THINGS CHANGED...
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IT'S AT THE ATOMIC LEVEL. IT'S A POLARIZED CONGRESS. WE HAVE A MEDIA NOW THROUGH NEAR CASTING SO I CAN GET MY NEWS FROM EXACTLY THE PERSON OR WEBSITE...
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YEARS AGO OR WERE THEY? >> Guest: WHEN IT COMES TO PARTIES WORKING TOGETHER, THERE WAS A BIG DIFFERENCE, AND, OF COURSE, A BIG OVERARCHING DIFFERENCE...
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| 00:01:54 |
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THERE THAT WAS THE DISCIPLINING FORCE. YOU COULDN'T BE SILLY. YOU COULDN'T BE STAY STUPID. WE HAD A NUCLEAR GUN POINT THE ADD THE HEAD. WE LOSS THAT...
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| 00:02:16 |
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GUEST: WELL CHINA HAS DONE REMARKABLY WELL OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS, BUT THEY FACE SERIOUS PROBLEMS GOING FORWARD. IN THE BOOK, WE TALK A LOT ABOUT CHINA...
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| 00:02:26 |
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ABOUT CHINA'S ACHIEVEMENTS, BUT WE DO NOT SAY THAT AMERICA MUST EMULATE CHINA. CHINA IS PART OF THE PROCESS OF GLOBALIZATION THAT HAS PUT EVER MORE PRESSURE...
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| 00:03:26 |
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THE JOHNS HOPKINS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES IN
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WASHINGTON. WE TEACH GRADUATE STUDENTS. I HAVE WONDERFUL STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. STUDENTS COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO STUDY HERE BECAUSE...
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UP? >> Guest: WE'RE OLD FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS AND WE CALLED EACH OTHER AND TALKED ABOUT
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THE WORLD, BUT WE NOTICED SOMETHING IN RECENT YEARS. WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE WORLD, BUT WE ENDED EVERY DAY TALKING ABOUT AMERICA. IT WAS APPARENT...
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ON C-SPAN2. >> Caller: YES, GOD BLESS US ALL. WE COULD SAVE THE COUNTRY ECONOMICALLY IN MAJOR WAYS THAT WOULD BE PAINLESS
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| 00:04:50 |
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LIKE IN HEALTH CARE, TO USE ALTERNATIVE THERAPY WHICH COSTS 99 FOLD OR PERCENT LESS AND USE TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND END WASTE AND CORRUPTION, AND...
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| 00:05:35 |
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CAN TO BRING HEALTH CARE COSTS DOWN. WE
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ARE BOTH BABY BOOMERS. WE'RE ENTERING THE PHASE WHERE WE RETIRE WITH A WHOLE COHORT, AND IF YOU DON'T FIND A SUFFICIENT, CHEAPER COST EFFICIENT WAY...
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| 00:06:10 |
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OF THE FIRE. >> Guest: WE BELIEVE THAT'S TRUE, BUT NOT AUTOMATICALLY. WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO THE BEST TRADITIONS. WE HAVE TO ASK AND ANSWER THE BASIC
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| 00:06:19 |
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QUESTION THAT CON PROMPTS EVERY INDIVIDUAL IN EVERY COUNTRY, NAMELY WHAT WORLD ARE WE LIVING IN? WHAT HAVE TO DO TO THRIVE IN IT? THERE'S ANOTHER POINT...
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| 00:07:04 |
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GLOBALIZATION. SECOND, TO THE IC REVOLUTION AND THE TWO ACTUALLY
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| 00:07:07 |
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MERGED INTO ONE CHALLENGE. WE HAVE GONE FROM A CONNECTED WORLD TO A HYPERCONNECTED WORLD. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE POINTINGS MADE IN THE BOOK, I WROTE...
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| 00:08:10 |
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FROM MR. FRIEDMAN. I REMEMBER WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE ECONOMY BEING THE MOST SENSELESS PARTNERSHIP OF THE GOVERNMENT
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| 00:08:17 |
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AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR. I WONDER WHERE THAT PARTNERSHIP STANDS RIGHT NOW? I MEAN, HAVE WE BEEN WITNESSING THE DECLINE OF THE STATE IN THAT PARTNERSHIP...
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| 00:08:45 |
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WAS WE HAD THIS AMAZING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, AND THE PUBLIC BASICALLY PROVIDED THE FOUNDATION FOR OUR MARKET ECONOMY AND OUR GREAT ENTREPRENEURS...
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HELLO? >> Host: WE'RE LISTENING, MARK. >> Caller: YES, I WAS WONDERING IF YOU THINK IT'S TOO
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LATE BECAUSE IF YOU LOOKED AT
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THE
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AMOUNT WE EXPORT AND THE AMOUNT WE IMPORT FROM AROUND THE WORLD THAT IT MIGHT BE TOO LATE TO TURN AMERICA AROUND? >> Host: MICHAEL? >> Guest: IT'S NOT...
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| 00:10:18 |
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NOW. WE HAVE THE HUMAN CAPITAL, THE RESOURCES, AND THE TRADITIONS, BUT WE HAVE TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES, AND INCIDENTALLY, WE ARE BULLISH...
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| 00:11:23 |
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OF ITSELF? >> Guest: WELL, A SUSTAINED DEFICIT GETS YOU IN TROUBLE BECAUSE THAT INDICATES YOU ARE CONSUMING MORE THAN
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| 00:11:34 |
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YOU PRODUCE, BUT TRADE DEFICIT WAS NOT A GREAT CONCERN, BUT OVER TIME WITH THE DEFICIT, THAT'S GOING -- YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. IN THE...
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| 00:12:21 |
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HERE WE IN THE MALL, WASHINGTON MONUMENT THERE, WHITE HOUSE THERE, CONSTITUTION AVENUE. WHEN YOU SEE THE CHINESE FEELING WHAT REALLY IS OF VALUE, IT'S...
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| 00:13:04 |
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LOWER THAN OUR PER CAPITA INCOME. MOREOVER, EVEN WHEN CHINA HAS THE WORLD'S LARGEST ECONOMY, THAT DOES NOT MAKE THEM THE WORLD LEADER AND ENABLE THEM...
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| 00:14:21 |
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VIRGINIA. HI. >> Caller: GOOD AFTERNOON, GENTLEMEN. I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU, MR. FRIEDMAN, WOULD ENTERTAIN A PROPOSAL FOR ME ABOUT EDUCATION. I THINK...
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| 00:14:30 |
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OF TEACHERS FOR THE VAST PART OF THE CAREER. I HAVE A VAST PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, AND I JUST THINK WE'RE NOT...
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| 00:15:50 |
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Host: IF SHEMENTED TO CONTACT YOU, SHE CAN GO TO THE NEW YORK TIMES WEBSITE? >> Guest:
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| 00:15:56 |
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YES, ABSOLUTELY. >> Host: WHAT ARE WE
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| 00:15:58 |
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DOING RIGHT AND WRONG? >> Guest: THE BOOK IS ABOUT EDUCATION, WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO
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| 00:16:03 |
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BE PREPARED FOR GLOBALIZATION AND THE
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| 00:16:05 |
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I.T. REVOLUTION ARE MERGING. THERE'S TWO CHALLENGES.
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| 00:16:08 |
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BRING THE BOTTOM TO THE AVERAGE SO MUCH FASTER. THAT'S THE THREE READING, WRITING, AND ARRHYTHMIA TICK. THAT'S WHERE THE THREE C'S, TONY WAGNER FROM...
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| 00:16:44 |
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IN MILITARY AFFAIRS THAT WAR IS TOO IMPORTANT TO BE LEFT TO THE GENERALS. WELL, SIMILARLY, EDUCATION IS TOO IMPORTANT TO BE LEFT TO THE TEACHERS....
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| 00:17:45 |
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TO BE US"? >> Guest: WE SINGLE OUT SOMEONE IN COLORADO AND ANOTHER ONE WHO IS WELL-KNOWN, AND THAT'S BILL GATES. BILL GATES
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| 00:17:56 |
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DEVOTED RESOURCES OF HIS FOUNDATION TO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT MAKES FOR GOOD TEACHING? WHAT HE LOOKED AT EDUCATION, HE CONCLUDED THAT WE JUST DON'T...
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| 00:18:35 |
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THANK YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON, I ENJOYED LISTENING TO YOU. MY COMMENT AND QUESTION IS TO
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| 00:18:42 |
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DO WITH HOW WE ARE PERCEIVED AROUND THE WORLD AND SINCE SEPTEMBER 11, OUR TREASURE HAS BEEN SPENT ON WARS AND OTHER DIFFICULTIES DEALING WITH THE MUSLIM...
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| 00:19:22 |
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WE HAVE TO DO IN THE FUTURE
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| 00:19:24 |
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IS WE SPENT TOO MANY YEARS INVESTING IN THE MUSLIM WORLD WITH TANKS, PLANES, AND GUNS BY SUPPORTING ONE DICTATOR OR ANOTHER IN THE COLD WAR. I THINK...
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| 00:20:07 |
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THE AREA FOR A LONG TIME. >> Guest: TWO THINGS. ONE, IT'S A COMPETITION IN THE WORLD BETWEEN THE FAR RIGHT AND THE FAR, FAR RIGHT. THE FAR, FAR
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| 00:20:16 |
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RIGHT WANT TO REALLY MARCH ON AND EMBARRASS THE REGULAR FUNDAMENTALIST MUSLIMS, AND MAIN STREET MUSLIMSIC LIKE THE BREERHOOD, SEE WHO OUTBIDS THE OTHER...
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| 00:21:04 |
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BELIEVE THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE UNITED STATES TO PLAY AN
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| 00:21:08 |
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EXPANSIVE ROLE, IMPORTANT FOR AMERICA AND PEOPLE OF OTHER COUNTRIES, AND THAT COSTS MONEY, AND IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO FIND THE MONEY WITH WHARS...
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| 00:22:07 |
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AND ASK YOUR QUESTION. >> Caller: MARINA DEL RAY. >> Host: THANK YOU. >> Caller: OKAY. I NEVER HEAR DISCUSSED WHAT, TO ME, IS CLEARLY AND OBVIOUSLY THE...
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| 00:22:19 |
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I LIKE
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| 00:22:20 |
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TO PARAPHRASE JAMES' OLD SAYING IN THE ELECTION OF 1992, IT'S THE ECONOMY, STUPID. IT'S THE CULTURE STUPID. THE CULTURE OF AMERICA IS CHANGING FOR THE...
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| 00:23:16 |
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THERE'S AN EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION OF BOTH, AND WE DO FEEL IT OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, SOME OF THE CORE VALUES HAVE ERODED. IN PARTICULAR, THERE'S NOW...
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| 00:24:02 |
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THAT SUSTAIN
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| 00:24:03 |
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RELATIONSHIPS, COMPANIES, MARKETS, TO SITUATIONAL VALUES, DO WHATEVER THE SITUATION ALLOWS. WE SEE TOO MUCH OF THE LATTER. WE NEED TO GET BACK TO THE...
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| 00:24:20 |
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AMERICAN CITIZENS AND EVERYBODY WHO IS NOT AN AMERICAN WHO CARES ABOUT, IS WORRIED ABOUT, AND COUNTS ON THE UNITED STATES. THAT REALLY DOES INCLUDE...
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| 00:24:27 |
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WHOLE WORLD. >> Guest: WE LIKE TO SAY THE BOOK IS WHAT THE ELECTION SHOULD BE ABOUT IF WE HAD A REAL ELECTION. >> Host: "THAT USED TO BE
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US" IS OUT IN PAPERBACK, NATIONAL BEST SELLER, TOM FREEPPEDMAN AND
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MICHAEL JOINED US HERE AT THE NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL HERE ON C-SPAN2. THE LIVE COVERAGE CONTINUES IN A MINUTE. BACK INTO THE HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY TENT...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.