January 25th, 2011
David Brooks writes today that nations are now more like elite college competing for talent, as a result of globalization, open borders, the end of history, etc.
Whether or not most Americans agree that this analysis, I suspect you’d get a very high percentage of people from across the political spectrum to agree with his conclusion, that:
The nation with the most diverse creative hot spots will dominate the century.
I suspect that everyone from Tom Friedman to George W. Bush would sign off on this proposition.
And if it’s true, then it’s really good news for America, because it means that China is doomed! After all, China isn’t just less diverse than America. It’s less diverse than Switzerland and South Africa–in fact, China is nearly as racially and ethnically homogenous as Iceland!
Pity the Chinese. How can they ever hope to compete?
derek sutton January 25, 2011 at 8:49 pm
I think somebody has been reading their Sailer… He can use the help, so go for it.