Davos is supposed to be the gathering ground for the global elite. I was reminded the first day, when I went to register for the forum. I entered a tent and submitted my passport to an elderly Swiss woman at the front desk and she could not find my name...

We are familiar with the truism that multinational corporations are too large and powerful and cannot adequately be controlled by democratically elected politicians. MNCs constantly complain about rigid labor regulations; they want the right to fire workers at will, because otherwise they won't survive in a ruthlessly competitive market. Moreover,...

"I love New York" is perhaps the most successful slogan in modern history. Cities around the world are copying this slogan. "I love Beijing" -- in English -- is commonly seen on T-shirts in the Chinese capital. It's easy to be cynical, to say that the whole thing is driven...