Author Description

The 21st century presents new physical and social realities that challenge the integrity of democracy, liberalism, and the rule of law. Recent surveys indicate that most people trust science to address many of these challenges. Our Best Hope delves into the science of complexity as it relates to the operational dynamics of our self-organizing human brain systems and social systems; it explains what the rule of law is; and it identifies the science that proves the essential role played by the rule of law in sustaining not only democracy and liberalism but human civilization generally. While specifically addressing the tensions and conflicts that naturally emerge within complex human social, cultural, economic, and political systems, this forward-thinking book explicates the many different ways in which the rule of law generates the types of order and predictability that support vital civic institutions and sustain human integrity and creativity. Finally, the book demonstrates how the rule of law is essential to combatting the evils of autocracy and the abrogation of human rights.