Nicolas Berggruen

Chairman, The Berggruen Institute

Nicolas Berggruen is chairman of The Berggruen Institute, an independent, non-partisan think tank which develops ideas to shape political and social institutions. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.

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Written by Nicolas Berggruen

Ancient Chinese painting of a man riding a dark horse with a pale horse in the background, calligraphic text is on the left side.

essayFairness and equality

In defence of hierarchy

As a society we have forgotten how to talk about the benefits of hierarchy, expertise and excellence. It’s time we remembered

Stephen C Angle, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Julian Baggini and others