July 23, 2020 — In episode 2 of The End & The Beginning — an original series of webcasts exploring the big shifts happening in the world — Bai Tongdong, a Chinese professor of philosophy, argues that liberal democracy and especially the principle of “one person, one vote” are ill-equipped to deal with global challenges like climate change. In his book Against Political Equality, Bai proposes a hybrid model between democracy and ideas derived from Confucianism. (28 min., 36 sec.)