by jpitney | May 22, 2021 | Civility, Congress, Coronavirus, House of Representatives
Oma Seddiq at Business Insider: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in a Thursday interview expressed her opposition to mask-wearing rules at the Capitol and called House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has enforced the mandate, “mentally ill.” “This woman is...
by jpitney | May 20, 2021 | Civic Education, Civility
The Better Arguments Project is a national civic initiative created to help bridge divides – not by papering over those divides but by helping people have Better Arguments. In this sense, arguments don’t have to drive us apart. Better Arguments can bring us together....
by jpitney | May 19, 2021 | Public Opinion, Youth
From the Harvard Youth Poll, Spring 2021: In the fall of 2017, only 31% of young Americans said they were hopeful about the future of America; 67% were fearful. Nearly four years later, we find that 56% have hope. While the hopefulness of young whites has increased 11...
by jpitney | May 18, 2021 | Civility, Judiciary
AP reports: Lawyers being admitted to practice in West Virginia would recite a pledge of civility under a proposal by the state Supreme Court. Supreme Court Chief Justice Evan Jenkins signed an order Monday that would put the proposal out for public comment, the court...
by jpitney | May 17, 2021 | Civility
From the National Conflict Resolution Center: The National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC) and University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) have jointly launched the nation’s first-ever center for research on civility. The Applied Research Center for Civility...
