Ronald Bailey Listens to Iranian President’s Advice to U.S. on Handling Terrorism

President Hassan Rouhani is in
New York for the annual opening session of the United Nations
General Assembly. He participated in a “conversation” arranged by
the New America Foundation think tank at the New York Hilton on
Sixth Avenue. In his opening remarks and the subsequent
“conversation” with journalist Fareed Zakaria, Rouhani concentrated
on giving the United States advice on how not to handle
terrorism and responded to concerns about his country’s nuclear
program. He also deftly avoided answering questions about recent
arrests of American-Iranian journalists, the youthful producers of
a video celebrating Pharell William’s song Happy, and a woman
watching a men’s volleyball game. Reason Science
Correspondent Ronald Bailey also notes that Rouhani is very
non-judgmental when it comes to assessing the legitimacy of
elections in other countries.

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