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Very few places now offer you the possibility of civilised discussion between different points of view – whether on social, religious, political, and ethical matters, or in relation to economics, business, sport, fashion, the arts, media, education, science, technology, or whatever else.

It is our ambition and desire to be one such place of civilised discussion. That is what we are working towards. That is why you will find divergent voices very welcome here.

Add your own voice, by engaging with the views here – by sending in comments, stories, jokes, questions, and so on. Though only with politeness and civility, please – and only within the values and framework of the Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, and Justice.

We look forward to hearing your view – whatever that is. Meanwhile, enjoy the range of views here.

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  1. Moving Beyond ‘Sides’ to Relational Wholeness

    On most days since Trump took office, the line that has run through my head is from the movie “Airplane!”: “Looks like I picked the wrong…

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  2. Dr. Koop: The Many Lives of the Surgeon General

    (University of Massachusetts Press, April 2025) By Nigel M. de S. Cameron On any accounting, Charles Everett Koop was one of the most interesting and influential…

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  3. The Continuing Kurdish Quest in Türkiye for Identity, Autonomy & Lasting Peace

    View the White Paper here

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  4. Transcend by Faisal Hoque

    Since time immemorial, human beings have searched for what the European alchemists called “the philosopher’s stone”: a mythical, magical material capable of granting humans their deepest…

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  5. The New Realities

    In twenty-four years of writing Weekly Word, this week’s edition is for me the saddest. The events of the past days and weeks are forcing us to…

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  6. Navigating Today’s Disruptive Leadership Winds

    (This essay is largely adapted from a retreat I led this week with a group of non-profit CEOs focusing on today’s disruptive leadership challenges.) “Zuckerberg says…

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  7. Called to be Friends

    In 1982, Howard F. Ahmanson Jr, journeyed to Mississippi to learn more about the ministry of John M. Perkins – the African-American Christina leader and activist….

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  8. A Conversation on “A United Nations for the 21st Century”

    View the document here.

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  9. Renewing the United Nations to Address 21st Century Challenges

    View the white paper here

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  10. Dumbstruck

    How historians will view these last two weeks of chaos and turbulence following the inauguration of the new presidential regime in America is too early to…

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