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This Matters with Bill Britt

When loyalty to a tribe replaces loyalty to truth

Bill Britt traces how democracies are weakened when judges, journalists and officials abandoned fairness for political convenience.

What happens when loyalty to a political tribe becomes more important than loyalty to principles?

Bill Britt examines the fading expectation that judges, journalists and public officials act without fear or favor, and why that standard is essential to a functioning democracy. Drawing on history and the warnings of Cicero, he argues that institutions weaken when fairness becomes conditional on whose side benefits.

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