by jpitney | Aug 28, 2023 | Civility, Congress, House of Representatives
Lee Hamilton: Given everything that’s been taking place on Capitol Hill, I’d guess you missed the announcement a few months back that the House Civility Caucus has been revived. It would be hard to call this earth-shattering news — but in our current political...
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 18, 2023 | Civility, Violence
Patrik Jonsson at the Christian Science Monitor: In 2018, shortly after a deadly shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, 80% of Americans worried that negativity and incivility would lead to violence, or even acts of terror, according to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll....
by jpitney | Aug 17, 2023 | Civility
August is National Civility Month.
by jpitney | Aug 13, 2023 | Civil Rights, Civility
Neil Vigdor at NYT: Looking to contrast himself with former President Donald J. Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida — leading rivals in the race for the Republican nomination who converged on Iowa on Saturday — former Vice President Mike Pence made a play for...
by jpitney | Aug 10, 2023 | Biden, Civility, Utah
“There has been some question over whether or not the governor of the state of Utah would welcome the president of a different party. I think it’s insane that we are having those conversations in our country today.” — Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) ahead of...