Wednesday 24 June 2026
Jonathan Emerson-Pierce /

Not All Change Is Progress

Moral goodness requires more than momentum.
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Illustration by Matthew J. Baek.

In many circles, especially in left-leaning environments, to call an idea “progressive” today is not to describe it; it is to shield it from critique. It lands as a moral verdict: a declaration that something is newer, therefore better; disruptive, therefore just. Question it, and you risk being cast as regressive, reactionary, or worse.

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Jonathan Emerson-Pierce is a Canada-based cleric and organizational strategist with advanced degrees in theology, intercultural studies, and business.

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