The Joker and the Thing

CNN's Fareed Zakaria: We're addicted to fear. That's the four letter addiction of our time. If we really believe the earth is coming to an end in 12 years, then that truly explains just about any hairbrained policy or behavior he can think of. He says when you lose your belief in the things that actually matter, they give you a sense of purpose and grounding. "I don't know whether speaking my beliefs as I have them is a successful electoral strategy"