I tuned out right there. Just more Utopian dreams masquerading as deep thought. Who will lead and control this global government? The writer thinks it will be someone just like him. History demonstrates that the dreamers are quickly swept away and replaced by men of action with a lust for power.
He also lost all credibility when he said that California is a economic model for the future. California is a model for bankruptcy.
GMTA - I haven't even opened this part of the discussion with my lib-prog friend but it's out there like a hanging curve ball.