How fear drives American politics | David Rothkopf | TED Talks

Does it seem like Washington has no new ideas? Instead of seeking to build the future, it sometimes feels like the American political establishment is happily retreating into fear and willful ignorance. Journalist David Rothkopf lays out some of the major problems America’s leaders are failing to address—from cybercrime to world-shaking new technologies to the reality of modern total war—and calls for a new vision that puts fear aside. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s greatest thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Find conferences on technology, entertainment and design, as well as science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Find closed captioning and translated subtitles in many languages ​​at http://www.ted.com/translate Follow TED News on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tednews Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED ​​​​Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector

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