by jpitney | Sep 24, 2024 | Civility, Deliberation, Science
Dr. Francis Collins, former director of NIH, at NYT: Here are some specific ideas about actions we can all take. First, we should each take the time to get our own mental house in order. Let’s begin with a fundamental principle: There is such a thing as truth,...
by jpitney | Sep 11, 2024 | Bipartisanship, Civility
At the WSJ, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE): We live in the greatest country in the world. To maintain our greatness, we need more focus on consensus-building and less on hating our fellow Americans. We need to make progress on our national debt and the border, improve our...
by jpitney | Aug 21, 2024 | Civility
Wendy Doyle at The Kansas Reflector: In my experience, I have learned how to be more effective through a very powerful, yet sometimes forgotten, conversational tool: Listening. Listening isn’t passive, it is active. By intently listening, you open, not close,...
by jpitney | Aug 19, 2024 | Civility, Religion
Colbert King at WP: My thoughts return to the theme of Washington National Cathedral’s forum, “With Malice Toward None, With Charity for All: Reclaiming Civility in American Politics.” How does the nation spend the next three months until Election Day? At the...
by jpitney | Aug 14, 2024 | Civility, Deliberation, Higher Education, Middle East, Uncategorized
CMC Professor Gary Gilbert at Inside Higher Ed: I am suggesting the need to inculcate an obligation to engage, to find ways that members of an academic community can create room for discussion, built on questions rather than conclusions. Anything that promotes...
by jpitney | Aug 11, 2024 | Civic Education, civic virtue, Civility, Higher Education
Former Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM) — now president of the University of Texas at El Paso — writes at The Austin American-Statesman: Universities should do more to restore the institutions that matter most by encouraging and requiring students to serve...
