In our public schools today, there are only three virtues taught: tolerance, multiculturalism, and environmentalism. Really, there is only one: inclusivism or, better, egalitarianism — all people and ideas should be treated the same; all cultures are equally valid; man is not distinct from nature but merely another species. These ‘virtues’ are not, in and of themselves, negative, but when they become the be-all and end-all of moral and ethical behavior, they become idols that blind us from our true nature and purpose. When all other virtues are reduced to a bland egalitarianism, our humanity is likewise reduced to a colorless, passionless, amoral existence. If we are to pull ourselves out of this lowest-common-denominator world, then we need a fresh infusion of story: one that will propel us back into the full romance of living.