The Catalyst: A Journal of Ideas from the Bush Institute

Restoring Trust in Our Institutions

This edition of The Catalyst <[link removed]> focuses on a topic that most Americans know all know too well: the declining trust in the institutions that form the backbone of a democracy. People are losing faith in some of our most essential democratic pillars, including cultural, political, religious, and educational institutions.
We could just stop and wallow in this troubling news, but we don’t.
In a collection of articles by international and national leaders as well as Bush Institute experts, we detail strategies to rekindle confidence in the foundational institutions of democracies here and abroad. After all, our democracy – and democracies around the world – are only as strong as the institutions that support them.

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Religious freedom's impact on democratic stability
Tony Blair
The former UK Prime Minister explains why religious liberty leads to progress.
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Building trust in democratic institutions requires standing up for them worldwide
Nus Ghani
The British MP speaks out about why democratic institutions must decry genocide and repression.
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The stakes are high for religious institutions to develop community
Russell Moore
Christianity Today’s public theologian explains why religious institutions should restore trust.
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Trust our market institutions because the road from Budapest to Caracas is a short one
Ken Hersh
The George W. Bush Presidential Center’s CEO debunks critiques of the marketplace while explaining how smart economic policies can expand an ownership society.
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America’s democracy can’t afford for our public school experiment to fail
Anne Wicks
The Bush Institute’s Ann Kimball Johnson Director of Education Reform speaks to educators, policymakers, and parents about building trust in our public schools.
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Humble leadership? Yes, and humility can restore trust
Bill Haslam
The Bush Institute’s Sammons Enterprises Fellow, who served two terms as Tennessee’s governor, reminds leaders, particularly political leaders, of the importance of humility in their service.
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