AI Rises as Democracy Falls   November 2025   Artificial Intelligence is rising while democracy is declining. The question is: is there a correlation? Across the globe, democracy is eroding and authoritarianism is gaining ground. Meanwhile, leaders pay lip service to the ideals of a “human-centric society” and “shared prosperity.”   The crucial question is whether AI will strengthen democracy—or undermine it. What we see today is that AI provides the very tools that enable authoritarian...

Our Institutions: How Did It Come to This?   8 November 2025   Institutions are made up of people, and people make up society. Institutions form the pillars of both the rule of law and our social order. They are, in essence, the solidified expression of our shared values.   But over the past fifteen years, those institutions have weakened. The reason is simple, yet devastating: people who do not stand for the values of the institutions have entered them — and, worse, risen to lead them.   It...

At the Level of Beasts   7 November 2025   I’m sitting in a Colombian café, waiting for a strong breakfast before meeting my personal trainer. As I sip my coffee, I feel the urge to connect a few loose threads—because many still don’t seem to see what’s right in front of us.   A tragedy has unfolded in our zoo. Nearly all the animals have died; the few survivors are wasting away in neglect. The details are hazy, but it seems public funds were mishandled. This, in a country that proudly...