by jpitney | Jul 21, 2020 | Civility, Deliberation
“Exposure to Opposing Reasons Reduces Negative Impressions of Ideological Opponents” Matthew L. Stanley, Peter S. Whitehead, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, and Paul Seli Duke University Abstract: Americans have become increasingly likely to dislike, distrust,...
by jpitney | Jul 20, 2020 | Civility, Congress, House of Representatives
A July 16 release from Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL): Today, Congressman Charlie Crist (D-FL) joined with Honor and Civility Caucus Co-Chairs Congressman Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Congressman Emmanuel Cleaver (D – MO) to announce the reintroduction of bipartisan...
by jpitney | Jul 16, 2020 | Civility, Education
The 2020-2021 school year is approaching and The Be Kind People Project is equipping parents and teachers with the tools and programs they need to head back to school while facing a new normal in the classroom (or virtual classroom). The Be Kind People Project will...
by jpitney | Jun 30, 2020 | Civility, Congress
From the National Archives: Congress and Civility by Design Summary: The First Congress established civility as a core value of American government. Studying documents from this period reveals how congressional processes and the rules for debate promoted civility....
by jpitney | Jun 28, 2020 | Civility
From an Stewart’s Shops, an Upstate New York chain: Civility Ice Cream is making a return at the cone counter. It has sweet, smooth vanilla ice cream with salty caramel swirls. With a world divided, we thought everyone could use a scoop of Civility (ice cream)!...
by jpitney | Jun 27, 2020 | Civility, Polarization, Public Opinion
Rasmus Skytte has an article at The British Journal of Political Science titled “Dimensions of Elite Partisan Polarization: Disentangling the Effects of Incivility and Issue Polarization.” The abstract: Elite partisan polarization has been found to have...
