
Help, Identity - and Mr Rogers
What if identity wasn’t something to defend, but something to offer—an ethic, not a battleground?
Thoughtful explorations of how people live together, navigate differences, and shape culture, grounded in the nature of society and the dynamics of politics.
What if identity wasn’t something to defend, but something to offer—an ethic, not a battleground?
In our rush for novelty, have we overlooked not only the enduring value of the familiar but also the many other ways we might choose to value what we create?
How fresh political arrangements can help us conduct democracy in a way that values and voices harmony amid inevitable discord.
How do we create healthy conditions of discourse in an increasingly polarized, and ideologically volatile world? What does it mean to cultivate an online culture of curiosity and care?
Metaphors matter. When too many of our core conceptual analogies about people and politics try to bring a knife to a gun fight, are we left trying to eat soup with a fork?
A frustratingly fun interactive adventure in navigating bureaucracy.
Liberalism nobly attempts to transcend the messiness of politics through a reliance on law and a vision of universal principles. But in its pursuit of a rational and conflict-free societal order, does liberalism undermine the political agency and ethical discourse necessary for a vibrant democracy?
Few things divide us more than politics, yet one thing almost all of us can agree on is that our politics is broken. Liberal democracy itself is in crisis - why? Can there be hope of a more beautiful politics before it all falls apart?
A deeply reflective exploration of how an insistence on curiosity and care can transform our engagement with the world by re-enchanting our attention, deepening human connection, and challenging the transactional nature of modern society.