by jpitney | May 25, 2022 | Civility, Utah
At The Deseret News, Katie McKellar reports on Utah Governor Spencer Cox: The Republican governor has been vocal about the need for more civility in today’s political landscape — even before he was sworn in as governor in January 2021. During the 2020 election, when...
by jpitney | May 22, 2022 | Civility
David French writes that “civility and decency aren’t incompatible with `taking sides.’ It doesn’t require anyone to whither in the face of angry opposition. Kindness doesn’t conflict with conviction, and our commitments to kindness are biblically...
by jpitney | May 17, 2022 | Civility, Congress, House of Representatives
At The Hill, former Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) remembers the late Tim Johnson (R-IL) We created the House Center Aisle Caucus and invited colleagues from both parties for dinners at a Chinese restaurant (chosen for its proximity to the Capitol and ease on our...
by jpitney | May 16, 2022 | civic virtue, Civility, Coronavirus
One million Americans have now died of COVID. Australia’s death rate is only one-tenth as great. Damien Cave at NYT: In global surveys, Australians were more likely than Americans to agree that “most people can be trusted” — a major factor, researchers found,...
by jpitney | May 15, 2022 | Civility, Debate
Tish Harrison Warren at NYT: Our tendency to adopt polarizing and moralistic patterns of speech is turbo-boosted by a social media architecture that encourages animosity toward outgroups. But this hatred toward our opponents and the accompanying habit of moralism is...
by jpitney | May 7, 2022 | Civility, Senate
At The Salt Lake Tribune, Brian Maffly reports on Orrin Hatch’s funeral: “Because of his deep-seated faith and belief in the goodness of humankind, he always reached out to those in need, whether they be powerful and wealthy or downtrodden and tempest-tossed. He...
