News from the Oracle: Delphi versus Davos

All know that Delphi is the navel or "omphalos" of the earth where long ago the eagles released by Zeus met after circling the planet in flight. Few know that, putting down roots there amid the ruins, the Delphi Economic Forum is rising as Greece's answer to Davos.

The Forum, now in its third year, attracted 2,500 Greek and international guests and 400 A-list speakers to its March 1-4, 2018 session. Its informality and freewheeling debate were in sharp contrast to the grandeur of Davos. The typical Davos Man, with his tedious Third-Worldism and lockstep support for corporations and billionaires, would, in fact, be decidedly uncomfortable in this homespun environment.

Apart from the parade of presidents, prime ministers and dignitaries of every stripe, both audience and speakers were eclectic and diverse with every possible point of view presented and hotly dissected....