In this article for Liberty, I examine democracy as a political faith and question the assumption that more democracy necessarily leads to more liberty, order, or civilization.

The article argues that democracy often reflects the moral and cultural quality of the society that practices it. In societies dominated by tribalism, superstition, envy, and weak individualism, democratic politics can become a mechanism for institutional decay, social conflict, and the destruction of the very foundations on which civilization depends.

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