Culture and politics, who shapes whom? (Western Standard)

For centuries, it was widely accepted that politics flowed downstream from culture — that the values, beliefs, and norms of society shaped its governance. I once embraced this view, seeing culture as the wellspring of political life. But today, a troubling reversal is taking place: politics is increasingly shaping culture, often at the expense of the family and the church — the very institutions that once defined and nurtured it. 

This shift raises a pressing question: What happens to a society when government, rather than family or faith, becomes the primary shaper of its values? 

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