Of Open Minds and Borders
The author argues that for the idea of the West to prevail, the values of openness and equality must be embraced.
An exceptional addition to the recent spate of books and articles examining the forces that led to the election of Donald Trump and the Brexit vote is Bill Emmott's The Fate of the West: The Battle to Save the World's Most Successful Political Idea. Emmott, the former editor in chief of The Economist, constructs a comprehensive thesis of what the 'West' and the recent crises afflicting it really mean. The book spans a vast range of subjects
