Children of a Modest Star
Children of a Modest Star by Jonathan S. Blake and Nils Gilman is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including McKinsey & Company, for a Consensus Score of 12 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedJonathan Blake and Nils Gilman's proposal for planetary subsidiarity — layered global institutions capable of managing climate change, pandemics, and AI risk — has drawn substantive pushback for the same reason it's ambitious: it asks readers to trust expert-led global governance at a moment when that trust is scarce. Critics have pointed out that the book's climate targets are asserted rather than derived.
In the press
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How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinsey & Company | 0.80 | 0.70 | 1.00× | 0.56 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.56 → 12 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is Children of a Modest Star on?
Children of a Modest Star appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including McKinsey & Company.
What is its Consensus Score?
Children of a Modest Star has a Consensus Score of 12 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.