Shutdown and Incivility

by | Oct 10, 2025 | Civility, Congress, Violence

Justin Papp at Roll Call: “A shutdown distracts from a lot of things, and could clearly distract from a mission like trying to dial down the rhetoric,” said Rodney Davis, an Illinois Republican who joined more than 100 other former members of Congress last year...

Civility Survey

by | Oct 4, 2025 | Civility, Public Opinion

From IW Group:   A landmark national study released today reveals a striking paradox regarding civility in America: while individuals overwhelmingly see themselves as civil and respectful, only 26% believe society itself feels civil. The research, sponsored by IW...

Incivility and the Ryder Cup

by | Sep 29, 2025 | Civility

Bryan Armen Graham at The Guardian: By the time Europe finished the job, finally, on Sunday, the golf had the last word. But until the thrilling denouement, the lasting memory of this Ryder Cup threatened not to be a single swing of the club so much as the ugly...

Spencer Cox on the Current Turmoil

by | Sep 24, 2025 | Civility, Federalism, Presidency

Gov. Cox recently spoke with Ezra Klein: And this is the problem. We believe in just short term: If I could just this once win this election, then all of my wildest dreams will come true, and my enemies will go away forever. Or: If we win this presidential election,...

Civility in the Workplace

by | Sep 20, 2025 | Civility

Frederick J. Ryan, Jr., director of the Ronald Reagan Center on Civility and Democracy, writes at Fortune: Civility isn’t about avoiding disagreement. It’s about disagreeing well and keeping the difficult moments, whether in a work meeting or at the dinner table,...