FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sydney, Australia - The Great Signing marks the first moment in human history where society can be fundamentally reset—socially, politically, and economically—not through subjugation, revolution, or war, but through a new declaration of independence against modern-day tyranny.
The 21st century is entering a decisive phase — one that will determine whether humanity descends into authoritarianism or rises toward a cooperative, peaceful future.
Nearly 250 years ago, a people rose up to free themselves from the tyranny of a king through the Declaration of Independence. Today, we face a similar challenge in the face of a new and more insidious form tyranny.
A key element of Project Open Democracy is the expansion of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to include all countries, with findings enforced globally.
The wars in Ukraine and Gaza have shaken the world and revealed the failures of old institutions to bring peace. Instead of resolution, we see endless cycles of violence, propaganda, and division.
The world today is not only fighting wars with guns, tanks, and missiles. We are also embroiled in another, less visible but equally dangerous battle: the war of narratives.
Russia is witnessing a striking ideological shift: the rehabilitation of Joseph Stalin. Under President Vladimir Putin, Stalin’s image has returned to public life through statues, commemorations, and narratives of national greatness that gloss over the terror of his rule.
In recent years, businesses have embraced ESG—Environmental, Social, and Governance standards—as a way to signal responsibility beyond mere profit. Yet despite the branding, ESG has often failed to generate meaningful societal change.
Signing the Declaration offers a path out of the chaos and confusion of the current age by supporting a unifying vision—one that restores hope in humanity and confidence in a better future.
The official closure of USAID, once the world’s largest bilateral foreign aid agency, marks a seismic shift in global humanitarian assistance. For organizations like World Vision, the impact is immediate and devastating.
The Rolling Stone article, “What You’ve Suspected is True: The Billionaires Are Not Like Us,” argues forcefully that extreme wealth reshapes the human mind, creating a kind of moral pathology among the ultra-rich.
At first glance, the “network state” sounds like a bold idea for a borderless, digital age: a community of like-minded people, bound not by geography but by ideology and collective action, who crowdfund territory and eventually negotiate recognition from legacy states. But scratch the surface, and you find that this shiny crypto-utopia is merely the latest escape plan for the ultra-rich — a new Galt’s Gulch for our fractured times.
Konstantin Kisin recently posed an important question on Substack: Why is socialism on the rise? He rightly points to growing despair among younger generations, priced out of home ownership and increasingly disillusioned with capitalism.
As a Christian observing from Australia, I understand the powerful appeal of leaders like Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Viktor Orbán—especially to believers who see a world spinning off its moral axis.
In an era marked by rising authoritarianism and the hollowing out of democratic institutions, strongmen like Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Viktor Orbán have gained prominence by presenting themselves as defenders of tradition, sovereignty, and order.