Washington Ethical Society

American democracy is confronted by many external threats: terrorism, economic chaos, and environmental degradation. To address these threats effectively, we must also solve problems internal to democracy: paralyzing partisan hostility, ugly culture wars, sound-bite media coverage, and a selfish individualism corrosive of the common good. The traition of Ethical Humanism can help by reminding us that democracy is not merely a form of government, but is an approach to relationships. Hugh explores how we can reinvigorate our civil discourse and build an ethical democracy.