Civility in Civil Discourse

James Davenport at NonDoc: If political engagement, news consumption and education do not actually help us better understand one another, how do we bridge this divide and find common ground? The answer may lie in how we treat one another in our disagreements and...

Teaching Civics

Hans Zeiger at American Purpose: While we’re failing to teach civics and history to the next generation, we’re fully exposing our students to other aspects of political life that are filtered through social media and the saturated twenty-four-hour news cycle. Sadly,...

Juries

Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America (Lawrence/Mayer ed., p. 274): Juries, especially civil juries, instill some of the habits of the judicial mind into every citizen, and just those habits are the very best way of preparing people to be free. It spreads...

An Informed Citizenry

Mike Johnson: Civic leaders for two centuries have extolled the critical value of an informed citizenry. Its importance cannot be overstated. Yet today, two centuries later, American citizens are less knowledgeable than ever regarding how government and politics...