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John Robson: Institutions Must Trust Citizens

John Robson: Institutions Must Trust Citizens
British Prime Minister William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham, circa 1750. MPI/Getty Images
John Robson
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If you’re startled half-awake at 3 a.m. by an armed intruder, can you fight back or must you submit to whatever outrage they have in mind? Oddly, opinions are divided here, with most citizens on one side and the chattering classes on the other. We must push back.

John Robson
John Robson
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John Robson is a documentary filmmaker, National Post columnist, senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation, contributing editor to the Dorchester Review, and executive director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. His most recent documentary is “The Environment: A True Story.”