by jpitney | Jul 26, 2020 | Civil Rights, Disabilities
President George H.W. Bush on signing the Americans with Disabilities Act, 30 years ago today: Our success with this act proves that we are keeping faith with the spirit of our courageous forefathers who wrote in the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these...
by jpitney | Jul 25, 2020 | Civility, Deliberation
Emily Ekins at Cato: A new Cato national survey finds that self‐censorship is on the rise in the United States. Nearly two-thirds—62%—of Americans say the political climate these days prevents them from saying things they believe because others might find them...
by jpitney | Jul 24, 2020 | Civility, Deliberation
President George H.W. Bush, University of Michigan Commencement, May 4, 1991: The freedom to speak one’s mind — that may be the most fundamental and deeply revered of all our liberties. Americans, to debate, to say what we think — because, you see,...
by jpitney | Jul 23, 2020 | Civility, Coronavirus, Deliberation
Shaun Cammack at The Deseret News: When the stakes are high, like during a pandemic, we often click into a tribal psychology that identifies the problem, or problematic persons, and desires to eliminate them. It’s the kind of “us versus threat” response that kept...
by jpitney | Jul 22, 2020 | Civility, Congress, House of Representatives
Mike Lillis at The Hill: House leaders in both parties moved swiftly on Tuesday to promote civility — and tamp down lingering tensions — by challenging a conservative lawmaker who had accosted a liberal Democrat on the Capitol steps a day earlier. Confronting...
