The Devil's Dictionary · What Did They Read?

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Fareed Zakaria on America’s Retreat from the World

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway, 24 September 2026. The book comes up at 29 min 13 sec in.

Fareed Zakaria briefly references Ambrose Bierce's satirical lexicon, quoting its line that "war is God's way to make Americans learn geography," to introduce the strategic importance of the Bab el-Mandab strait and explain why the conflict around Yemen and the Red Sea is now familiar to American audiences.

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