One of the US founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson, once said, “An informed citizenry is at the heart of a dynamic democracy.” How do we become informed in the so-called “post-truth” era?
I’ve just read a very detailed analysis of the world after Paris by Rabbi Michael Lerner. This article comes as close as anything I have read so far to suggest what we in the West can do to heal this violent and fragmented world of ours.
From the west, Syria, the Mediterranean, and Europe may seem far away, but they are very close to us, here in Spain. Take the time to be moved by this powerful TED story.
