HOPE: A democratic civic virtue

Watch TDF's Ethics Scholar, Dr. Julie Ponesse's brief summary on her recently published essay on hope.


Click here to read Dr. Julie Ponesse's full essay on hope.

To learn more about hope and optimism as a democratic civic virtue, please click here to watch Dr. Ponesse's discussion with CEO Michael Driver where they discuss the not so conspiratorial aspirations of the billionaire class, being optimistic during a pandemic, conformity, the natural laws of the universe and the inability to truly control it.

Julie Ponesse

Julie Ponesse


Dr. Julie Ponesse was the Ethics Scholar for The Democracy Fund where she authored the book: My Choice: The Ethical Case Against Covid19 Vaccine Mandates. Dr. Ponesse's focus was on educating Canadians about civil liberties.

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