If you want a model for how the world can solve its most pressing problems in the 21st Century, it is the posse. As governance systems go, the Wild West approach of rounding up a few available hands and driving the bad guy out of town is certainly messy, but, if our favourite westerns are […]
“Pray the Devil Back to Hell”, an extraordinary, hopeful documentary about the role that the women’s movement played in ending the civil war in Liberia, was screened in Davos on Saturday. Afterwards, the issues it raised were discussed by a panel, including the film-makers, Nick Kristof of the New York Times (a fan of the […]
Angelina Jolie should call Sir Howard Davies, director of the London School of Economics. “I guess it’s true that I would answer the phone if Angelina called the LSE,” he confesses, before noting that “Sadly, my resistance has not been put to the test.” Go on, Angie, put the poor man out of his misery. […]