A Philosophy for Our Time

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Inspired by Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Socrates and the writings of Jack H. Meyer

Look to the Good

The National Union Alliance is a philosophy and a movement for constructive dialogue and shared understanding in an age of extreme political polarization.

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Shared ground

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Core Principles

Seven Principles

Think for yourself.
Question honestly, starting with your own assumptions.
Take responsibility.
Mind your own duties, do your best, and refuse to be offended.
Give the benefit of the doubt.
Listen more than you talk. Look for solutions before victories.
Honor the courage of truth.
Wisdom is not always welcome, but it is always needed.
Seek justice through integrity.
Settle disputes by character before litigation.
Balance left and right.
Each side holds part of the truth. Neither can govern well alone.
Embrace the in-between, patiently.
Unity forms where opposing ideas meet. Never be in a hurry.

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Make Politics Sane Again

The National Union Alliance is a philosophy and a movement to fix our extreme polarization and broken political process. It takes its name from the National Union Party, the name under which Abraham Lincoln ran for re-election in 1864, when citizens of different parties united to hold the country together.

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The path forward is not to defeat the other side, but to discover the shared truths that make us one human race.

In a world fractured by ideological tribalism, this philosophy offers a rigorous yet accessible framework for rebuilding the foundations of democratic discourse. It challenges both left and right to transcend partisan reflexes and rediscover the art of genuine deliberation.

Jack H. Meyer's 2018 book

The Book

Jack H. Meyer's 2018 book argues that center Democrats and center Republicans have more in common with each other than with their own extremes, and that this ignored consensus is the ground a saner politics can be built on. He calls that ground the in-between.

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