The facts cannot be disputed, the United States has recovered from the pandemic faster than any major economy in the world. But the truth is this unprovoked madness causing self-inflicted wounds took place against a backdrop of astonishing strength. (END VIDEOTAPE) ZAKARIA: But first, here's 'My Take.' America's debt ceiling crisis once again provoked the usual commentary about how it shows the country is basically dysfunctional.

Also, has humanity gotten, well, dumber thanks to the supercomputers in our pockets that can tell us everything we need to know in an instant? I will talk to the author Simon Winchester about the past, present and future of knowledge. But are we now at peak China? The economist Keyu Jin weighs in. And since China opened up its economy in 1978, it has averaged almost 10 percent growth a year. We will get insight from 'Puck's' Julia Ioffe and Russian journalist in exile Andrei Soldatov. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) ZAKARIA (voice-over): Today on the program, what is happening inside Putin's Russia? Is he losing his grip on power? Is he at odds with his own commanders? And how might his forces fare against the upcoming Ukrainian counteroffensive. I'm Fareed Zakaria coming to you from New York.

Welcome to all of you in the United States and around the world. FAREED ZAKARIA, CNN ANCHOR: This is GPS, the GLOBAL PUBLIC SQUARE. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

Interview with Andrei Soldatov and Julia Ioffe about Russia and Ukraine Interview with Keyu Jin about China's Economy China's Surprisingly Slow Economic Recovery The Nature Of Knowledge Navigating The Information Revolution.

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