River flowing through a forested mountain landscape

Thoughts

A space for reflection, inquiry and conversation on the questions that matter – in education, society, institutions and the inner life.

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Mountain landscape
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Earning Legitimacy

What does it take for police power to be experienced as legitimate? A reflection on how people capable of exercising authority with presence, proportionality and respect might be identified, recruited and developed.

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Window overlooking mountains
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Extreme Inequality

What happens when differences in wealth become so large that they reshape trust, democracy, opportunity and the way people live together?

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Leaves in light
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Religion in Our Lives

A reflection on religion not as a source of division, but as a way people seek truth, meaning, belonging and connection – and on what may be lost when religion and togetherness give way to hyper-individualism.

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