The disrupted of Davos

The theme of this year's World Economic Forum meeting at Davos was "rethink, redesign, rebuild." When a friend recited that list for me, I responded that given the institutions there, the more appropriate slogan is "replace."

Last year when I arrived at Davos, I wondered whether we were among the problem or the solution. This year, I wondered whether we were among the future or the past. Well, actually, I don't wonder.

We were among the disrupted. The only distinction among them is that some k...