A Constitution for Planet Earth: The Surprising History of World Government

Has anyone seriously proposed a unified global state—one flag, one legal system, one tax code for everyone? The answer is yes, and the history is richer than you'd expect. From a fully drafted Constitution for the Federation of Earth to the Campaign for World Government founded in 1937, serious thinkers have produced detailed blueprints for planetary government. This episode explores the most concrete proposals, including the three-house world parliament, the incremental UN Parliamentary Assembly strategy, and the economist's case for global governance as a solution to international "moral hazard." Why has none of it worked—and what might still?