Guerre and Shalom

Guerre and Shalom

The Open Society & its (lack of) Critics

When universalism destroys debate

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Khaled Salih
May 11, 2026
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Universality without criticism is not progress. It is scalable stasis. (Khaled Salih)

Today’s guest article from Khaled Salih is an exceptional analysis of dangers inherent in a particularist mindset becoming universal, namely the destruction of criticism. Without the spread of ideas, progress is impossible, but without the criticism of those ideas, the …

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