A Better Story
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Identity: Individual and the State versus the Subsidiary Hierarchy of Heaven
Individualism or Big State Leviathan: Is there a better way? Jordan Peterson and Jonathan Pageau believe there is a vision of identity and belonging between these two poles.
Rise of the East, Decline of the West: Why Liberal Democracy Matters
We must choose between freedom and control, responsibility or regulation, democracy or dictatorship, privacy or surveillance, the rule of law or rule by law.
Towards a Civil Public Square: Freedom of Religion and Diversity
How do we live with our deepest differences, especially when those differences are religious and ideological? Freedom of religion is vital we are truly to have a civil public square.
The Foundations of Human Dignity: A Framework for Rights
We cannot keep the attractive features of religious-inspired dignity discourse—that is, its prized universality—whilst casually discarding the metaphysical foundations.
Re-Humanising Education
What is the purpose of education? To maximise our potential productivity, or invest in the cultivation of human minds and character?
An Account of Responsible Citizenship
We have overcome many grave threats in the past. However, we may no longer have the ability to summon the conviction, courage, nor the conscience to fight for survival. What is needed to bring moral and cultural renewal?
Superabundance Unbound: Limitless Possibilities in a Finite World
On almost every metric life has been improving. Innovation has driven incredible ‘superabundance’. But does the future hold continued abundance or disastrous scarcity?
Our Civilisational Moment
Civilisations rise and fall. Will the West renew its original inspiration and foundational principles or will it fall into decline? The West is at a turning point. It is time to turn the page to a better story.