by jpitney | Mar 6, 2024 | Civility, Elections
Chris Stirewalt at The Dispatch: We could debate how much the Tea Party movement was astroturf (at least some) or how much of it was anti-Obama xenophobia (more than its defenders would like to admit), but there’s no doubt that people like [Ken] Buck were utterly...
by jpitney | Feb 26, 2024 | Biden, Bipartisanship, Civility
Darlene Superville at AP: President Joe Biden and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox disagree on many issues but they were united Saturday in calling for less bitterness in politics and more bipartisanship. “Politics has gotten too personally bitter,” said Biden, who has practiced...
by jpitney | Feb 23, 2024 | Civility, Higher Education, Middle East
Pro-Palestine protesters at the University of Puget Sound shut down a speech by Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA). The topic of his planned speech? Civility....
by jpitney | Feb 23, 2024 | Civility
Bijay Laxmi at BNN: In a time when the fabric of American society seems ever more frayed by political divisiveness, two governors from opposite sides of the aisle have embarked on a mission to sew it back together. Maryland’s Democratic Governor Wes Moore and...
by jpitney | Feb 7, 2024 | Civility, Journalism, Uncategorized
From Newsweek: Vigorous debate is a bedrock of democracy, and in this era of fierce polarization we at Newsweek believe the public is best served by a civil national discourse that reflects diverse perspectives. With that mission in mind, Newsweek is partnering with...
by jpitney | Jan 30, 2024 | Civility, Debate, Deliberation
From The Harvard Gazette: The original framework for American democracy was hammered out amid heated disagreement and rigorous debate. Now, in this period of hardening political and social schisms, what’s hampering progress isn’t that we disagree, but how we do it or...
