Davos Man takes time out from virtue signaling

Every year, the rich and the famous gather at Davos in Switzerland to signal their adherence to the latest Woke craze: Bill Gates, Henry Kissinger, Jo Taylor of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan ... and, in previous years, a swaggering delegation of Russian oligarchs. "For years," the New York Times reports, "the Russians were one of the main attractions at Davos, throwing extravagant parties and welcoming V.I.P. guests to the Russia House, where chilled vodka was served. This year, a Ukrainian tycoon, Viktor Pinchuk, converted the Russia House into a 'Russian War Crimes House.' In place of vodka, there’s a harrowing photo exhibition of wartime atrocities."

Even more shocking, Volodymyr Zelensky made a video appearance, urging all the companies (Starbucks is the latest -- no more lattes for Putin?) who have shut down their operations in Russia to set up shop instead in Ukraine. He also asked them to push sanctions to the limit, "so that Russia and every other potential aggressor who wants to wage a brutal war against a neighbor knows exactly what this is leading to." (Were you listening, Xi Jinping?) When he was done, the celebrities gave him what the NYT called "an un-Davos-like standing ovation." 

So there it is: President Zelensky's olive-green T-shirt has now been approved by the world's most exclusive circle of preeners.