Reimagining Our World

In this episode we’ll shed light  a set of corrosive habits that breed polarization and propose some antidotes to them.

If you're disheartened by the deepening polarization in our world, wonder whether we can ever overcome it and where we might even begin, then this conversation is for you! Join me to explore a few practical things we can each do daily to build our individual and collective muscles for what seems like an impossibly heavy lift.

In this episode we examine the fact and ways in which the current global system for tackling climate change is broken,  how our false optimism that it will somehow magically succeed has stopped us from considering viable, effective alternatives, and what those alternatives might be, particularly one that I'd like to propose, for a World Parliament.

In this episode, we're going to consider one significant respect in which we've been able to successfully reimagine and reform our electoral system in the United States. in the years since this country was born, demonstrating that further reforms are possible if we can muster the conviction that they are achievable and work tirelessly to achieve them.

In this episode we explore the need to replace the outworn belief that the ends justify the means with a new, more constructive belief that the means must be as worthy as the ends.

In this episode we discuss the challenge before us of reconceptualizing and reframing our concepts of power, authority, and leadership so that we can equip ourselves to elect leaders fit to address the pressing needs and challenges of our turbulent times.

In this episode we ask why peace seems so elusive and explore the suggestion that it could simply be that we are misdiagnosing the causes of conflict and also applying ineffectual remedies.

In this episode we explore the idea that globalization can essentially be understood as the tangible expression of humanity’s journey towards unity.

In this episode we explore some secrets to actualizing our potential, achieving success, and living a fulfilling and happy life.

In this episode we identify the deep flaws in our international nuclear non-proliferation regime and propose ways of fixing them thereby strengthening a key pillar of global peace and security.

In this episode we propose a series of steps the international community ought to take in order to eliminate boundary and territorial disputes as they often serve as triggers for violent conflict and lead to breaches of international peace.

In this episode we take some time to reflect on the insights to be gleaned from the near-death experiences of others as a means of reminding ourselves of what life is really all about and refocusing our energies on what truly matters.

In this episode we examine the need to take a principled approach to solving global challenges by identifying, agreeing upon, and methodically applying a set of shared global ethics or first principles. These principles should also be used as an indispensable underpinning for the institutions and processes we adopt as we build a peaceful and just world.

In this episode we explore the idea of pooling critical energy resources in the hands of a supranational high authority for energy as a way of solving a trifecta of global challenges namely: equitable energy distribution, climate change, and nuclear proliferation.

In this episode we delve into some less explored and often overlooked practical requirements for operationalizing the principle of justice in our lives.

In this episode I aim to raise awareness about ways in which a nation can avoid slipping into civil war by highlighting some important insights gleaned from the book “How Civil Wars Start” by Barbara Walter and offering reflections on them.

In this episode we look to the war in Ukraine as evidence of the operation of two distinct yet simultaneous processes of disintegration and integration and explore how both processes seem to be driving humanity to the same goal of recognizing its essential oneness.