André Glucksmann, philosopher, France
In an era of moral equivalency and political leaders with small ideas, Glucksmann brings an aggressive clarity to the fundamental values of good and evil and how they manifest in today’s world. He consistently succeeds in making philosophical arguments relevant to modern life and politics. When the United Nations cannot even define terrorism, let alone combat it, and authoritarian regimes are on the rise, it is a blessing to have such a clearheaded advocate for basic human freedoms and the value of human life.

— Garry Kasparov

Angus Deaton, development economist, Britain
Deaton is quite simply the best development economist in the world. He brings a refreshing skepticism to conventional wisdoms about global poverty and the sometimes questionable methods that are used to reach “conclusions.” Deaton is the conscience of the development economics profession, and I wish that journalists writing on global poverty issues would call him more often.

—William Easterly

Yoichi Funabashi, journalist and political commentator, Japan
Funabashi, perhaps the best known Japanese intellectual in the West today, possesses enormous influence on foreign policy in Japan as editor of...

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