
On GPS, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET:
First, Fareed gives his take on a phenomenon that may seem odd but in fact fits with our social and political times: Trump rallies taking on religious overtones.
As Fareed outlines in his new book, “Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present,” rapid secularization has been among the most significant social trends in America in recent decades. As religion recedes—and as strict doctrine becomes less prevalent within it—politics have stepped in to fill the void, Fareed says: nationalist, populist, authoritarian politics, specifically.
Liberal democracy and modern life have given people freedom, wealth, and technology. For some, that’s not enough to take the place of what religion used to provide, Fareed says—and replacing it with politics is dangerous.
After that, Fareed talks with former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett about a crossroads for his country. Israel was believed to be behind a strike on Iranian commanders in Damascus this week, and fears of a wider war have risen. At the same time, US–Israel relations have reached a nadir. It was lowered even further by the Israeli strike that killed seven World Central Kitchen food-aid workers. Fareed asks Bennett about all of that—and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s future.
