The traditional physics of power has been replaced by something radically different. In The Age of the Unthinkable
"To discover to the world something which deeply concerns it, and of which it was previously ignorant; to prove to it that it had been mistaken on some vital point of temporal or spiritual interest, is as important a service as a human being can render to his fellow creatures..." John Stuart Mill, "On Liberty"
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Joshua Ramo explains the future
Today the very ideas that made America great imperil its future. Our plans go awry and policies fail. History's grandest war against terrorism creates more terrorists. Global capitalism, intended to improve lives, increases the gap between rich and poor. Decisions made to stem a financial crisis guarantee its worsening. Environmental strategies to protect species lead to their extinction.
The traditional physics of power has been replaced by something radically different. In The Age of the Unthinkable
Joshua Cooper Ramo puts forth a revelatory new model for understanding our dangerously unpredictable world.
The traditional physics of power has been replaced by something radically different. In The Age of the Unthinkable
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