Book review: Moral Ambition, by Rutger Bregman

“Who among you dares to dream of a wildly better future?” asks Rutger Bregman on more than one occasion in his book, Moral Ambition. If you dare for such a thing, then his book is an invitation to think through how you can make a significant contribution to that better world. And don’t do things by halves – make the biggest possible difference that you can.

That’s the heart of the idea of moral ambition. Common garden ambition is generally satisfied by making money, earning respect and i...