Ideology and theory can often be woefully inadequate to explain complex phenomena. We hoped the 21st century would be an age of greater enlightenment, enriching society through ideas, action, and a return to core principles of autonomy, universalism, and humanism. With ideas and ideologies losing their illustrious pedigree and philosophy in retreat, we are moving towards the demise of critical thinking. Ideas and ideologies seem to be losing their illustrious pedigree. The battle of ideologies threatens to become a battle of leaflets. The left-right metaphor has generated a blizzard of jargon. Yet, it doesn’t adequately explain why the right is...