The Globalist

A museum director’s reflections on vexing global issues such as identity, tolerance, conflict and war.

On the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Reformation, faith in the fundamental dogmas of the Western world is again faltering.

The European Way has great potential to nudge the world forward.

Innovations in public decision-making and consensus-building require a richness of participation and inclusion, not just tech tools.

Direct democracy is now easier than ever. But raw public input without first improving democratic processes is dangerous.

It is not enough for a democracy in the 21st century to make decisions by up-down majoritarian votes.

The Las Vegas massacre has exposed that the idea of the existence of an American “society” is increasingly becoming pure fiction.

A proposal for the pro-social use of big data intelligence

Is the call for a global emergency mere alarmism? Or do we really have reason to be alarmed?

A review of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s fascinating new book.