Confucius, competition and modern China’s misuse of meritocracy
Ancient Chinese ideas on merit are being manipulated to block checks on power and venerate authoritarian governance.
A garden of schizophrenics
How did our ancestors think? The written word provides crucial evidence of how language has shaped human consciousness.
The endless frontier
American state investment in science is returning. But the threats of today – pandemics, climate change, China – will require bold political leadership as well as money.
Fighting in the shadows
The nature of war has changed forever. The West must adapt if it is to ward off threats to global stability.
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EI Weekly Listen – Helen Thompson: Geopolitics of a pandemic
The Covid-19 crisis has accentuated all the geopolitical fault lines of the past decade. Read by Leighton Pugh.
EI Weekly Listen – Helen Thompson: Geopolitics of a pandemic
The Covid-19 crisis has accentuated all the geopolitical fault lines of the past decade. Read by Leighton Pugh.
EI Weekly Listen – Helen Thompson: Geopolitics of a pandemic
The Covid-19 crisis has accentuated all the geopolitical fault lines of the past decade. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Philippa Fawcett – wrangler extraordinaire
The first female Senior Wrangler at Cambridge University was a trailblazer for women’s achievement in a nascent meritocratic society.
Philippa Fawcett – wrangler extraordinaire
The first female Senior Wrangler at Cambridge University was a trailblazer for women’s achievement in a nascent meritocratic society.
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The Napoleonic myth of la méritocratie
Imperial Germany – mighty aristocracy or modern meritocracy?
