by jpitney | Aug 21, 2023 | civic virtue, Civility, Deliberation
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...
by jpitney | Aug 16, 2023 | Civic Education, civic virtue, Claremont McKenna College, Free Speech, Higher Education
Michael T. Nietzel at Forbes: A group of 13 college presidents is launching a new campaign, called the Campus Call for Free Expression, to bring renewed attention to the importance of free expression, critical inquiry and civil discourse on college campuses. The...
by jpitney | Jun 25, 2023 | Civic Education, civic virtue, Civility, Education
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,...
by jpitney | May 13, 2023 | civic virtue, Judiciary
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...
by jpitney | Jan 13, 2023 | Civic Education, civic virtue
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...
by jpitney | Dec 11, 2022 | California Politics, civic virtue, Civility, Violence
Brittny Mejia, Liam Dillon, and Gregory Yee at LAT: On Friday evening, more than 100 children and their parents were gathered at Lincoln Park for a tree-lighting celebration. Parents took videos of their daughters performing in pink tutus inside the auditorium....
