151. How Western leaders can regain a sense of reality. Isaiah Berlin, "On political judgment"

What is the essential skill Western leaders need to regain a sense of reality, and to provide better leadership, diplomacy and statecraft?

The great historian of ideas and political philosopher, Isaiah Berlin, proposed a solution. What can you learn from his 1996 essay, "On political judgment"?

We all complain about the quality of our political leaders. They seem to have lost touch with reality. Politico recently wrote that the G7 meeting in Italy - "6 lame ducks and Giorgia Meloni" - looked more like a last supper than a display of Western power.

But advice on how to fix the problem of political leadership is harder to find.

The great historian of ideas and political philosopher, Isaiah Berlin, proposed a solution. What can you learn from his 1996 essay, "On political judgment"?

You can read this essay in Isaiah Berlin, The Sense of Reality.

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