Facebook, Google & Co. are the new quasi-royal sovereigns. Their algorithmic de-facto laws do not require the approval of any of our parliaments.
Has China Got It All Figured Out?
It’s not at all clear that China’s Communist Party has found a better model of governance. Faster? Yes. Better? That depends what price you’re willing to pay.
India’s Winter of Discontent
India’s improvement in The Ease of Doing Business index is the first tangible proof of Modi’s election promise of “maximum governance, minimum government.”
The End of American Exceptionalism?
America, on the road to become like Europe’s social democracies, is losing its exceptionalism.
Elections Do Not Make Democracy
Should the U.S. continue to support autocratic regimes, wherever they provide for a stable geopolitical situation?
U.S.-China: The Difficulty of Becoming Number Two
Are U.S. politicians ready to tell their people that the day is near when the United States will no longer be the globe’s number one?
Why China Does Not See Itself As a Model
Despite its growing economic and political power on the global stage, why doesn’t China want the world to view it as a model?
Governing China: Accountability Vs. Responsibility
What flaws do conservative Chinese thinkers see in Western democracy compared with their own system?