The Curse of Ideology by Reg Court

The Curse of Ideology by Reg Court Paperback, 350 pages October Release, $39.95 ISBN: 9781923568884 Australia is changing, but not for the better. Public debate has become polarised. Institutions that once united us now divide us. Universities, corporations, governments and the media increasingly reward ideological conformity while discouraging open inquiry, robust debate and common sense. In The Curse of Ideology, Reg Court argues that ideology is no longer simply a set of political ideas. It has become a substitute for reason itself, reshaping our schools, our workplaces, our laws and even the way Australians speak to one another. The result is a nation less confident in its history, less trusting of its institutions and less able to confront its challenges together. Yet this is not a book of despair. It is a call to recover the principles that made Australia one of the world's most successful democracies: freedom of thought, personal responsibility, mutual respect and a commitment to the common good. Clear, challenging and deeply thought-provoking, The Curse of Ideology asks the question every Australian should be asking: How did we get here, and what must we do to rebuild our common future?