by jpitney | Jun 22, 2024 | Bipartisanship, Civic Education, civic virtue, Civility, Higher Education, Public Opinion
A new survey by The Common Good demonstrates a strong desire for a return to civility: The Common Good has been tracking national division and working to identify ways to return to greater civility and effective governance. While the results of this study demonstrate...
by jpitney | Jun 13, 2024 | Civility, Presidency
Yesterday was the 100th anniversary of George H.W. Bush’s birth. His post-presidential friendship with Bill Clinton is the embodiment of civility:
by jpitney | May 26, 2024 | Civility, Polarization
Dalibor Rohac at AEI: Fast forward to Slovakia, May 15, 2024. The country’s pugilistic prime minister, Robert Fico, was shot by a 71-year old man who, in his words, “[disapproved] of the government’s policies.” The perpetrator, a retired supermarket security guard and...
by jpitney | May 17, 2024 | Civility, Congress, House of Representatives
This video lays out what happened in tonight’s heated exchange in the oversight hearing pic.twitter.com/7QTmpsa1eA — Acyn (@Acyn) May 17, 2024
by jpitney | May 16, 2024 | Bipartisanship, Civility
Deena Winter at Minnesota Reformer: Sandra Feist and Kristin Robbins sat behind a desk in a state Capitol committee hearing room, preparing to tell a panel of their colleagues about their bill requiring schools to have student cell phone policies. They were working...
by jpitney | May 12, 2024 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, House of Representatives
At Politico, Speaker Mike Johnson spoke with Ryan Lizza and Rachel Bade: The person on the other side of the aisle is not an enemy. They’re a fellow American. Our enemies are like Hamas and Hezbollah and the people who are trying to kill us. These are our political...
