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š Watch here: https://youtu.be/bGv018CfXg8Ā In this episode of Liberalism in Question, we dive into Roger Partridgeās provocative Quillette essay, āClassical Liberalism Without Strong Godsā, where he challenges the rise of āstrong godsā like religion and nationalism as antidotes to liberal societyās spiritual void.You can read the article here: https://quillette.com/2025/06/10/classical-liberalism-without-strong-gods-open-society-popper/Ā As Chairman and co-founder of The New Zealand Initiative, Roger defends Karl Popperās vision of the open society. He argues that epistemic humility, critical inquiry, and moral seriousness can foster cohesion without authoritarian risks, while proposing fixes like civic education reform, housing deregulation, welfare tweaks to support families, and Ā local autonomy.Join us as Roger unpacks liberalismās drift, the threats from identity politics and relativism, and a bold path forward.š Support Sound Research:š¹ Become a member: Ā https://www.cis.org.au/membership-2-step-1/Ā Ā š¹ Make a donation: https://www.cis.org.au/support/donate/today/Ā Ā š¹ Learn more: https://www.cis.org.au/


