by jpitney | Jan 10, 2022 | Civility
In Upstate New York, a release from Stewart’s Shops: This pandemic has gone on longer than expected and people seem more frustrated and stressed than ever before. A report published in the Washington Post, “Civility in America”, cited that 93 percent of...
by jpitney | Jan 9, 2022 | Civility, Religion
Could the decline of #religion in communities be at fault for the decrease in civility? Read what our panelist @LaraMBrownPhD had to say about it. pic.twitter.com/1lwRRRYae7 — To The Contrary (@ToTheContrary) January 8, 2022
by jpitney | Jan 2, 2022 | Civility
“It’s a quieter force than all the yelling that is driving Americans apart. But the redemption of a nation and future of its democracy may depend on it as the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol approaches” via @CalWd...
by jpitney | Jan 1, 2022 | Civility
This response, from a former Trump Adm official, doesn’t surprise me in the least. To them, all talk of virtue or decency is “chump sentimentality”. Beware, these are the people who would rule us. pic.twitter.com/1Siq5kfYTo — Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) December...
by jpitney | Dec 29, 2021 | Civility, Congress, House of Representatives, Senate
I am sad tonight but grateful for the friendship I had with Harry. We disagreed on many things, sometimes famously. But we were always honest with each other. In the years after we left public service, that honesty became a bond. Harry was a fighter until the end....
by jpitney | Dec 27, 2021 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, House of Representatives
Aaron Pellish at CNN: Two Michigan lawmakers from opposite sides of the aisle came together to urge the importance of unity and kindness after a “toxic” year in Washington and across the country. Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell and Republican Rep. Fred...
