by jpitney | May 28, 2023 | Civility, Deliberation
This was a point made last week that I think can be generalized (and true going both partisan directions): the world as it is isn’t the world as it ought to be, and a lot of life is civilly negotiating with people you personally see as totally unreasonable....
by jpitney | May 8, 2023 | Civility, Deliberation, Higher Education
Susan Svrluga at WP: Now schools, nonprofits and faculty members across the country are looking for solutions, with many creating programs to foster civil discourse. The efforts are varied and evolving, with institutional commitment to the principles on some campuses...
by jpitney | Apr 26, 2023 | Civility, Debate, Deliberation
Living solely in a political bubble/echo chamber makes us bad at debate and persuasion. This problem used to be more prevalent on the left. Today, it’s a bigger problem on the right. Watch @RadioFreeTom & me discuss that problem👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/FW9FvIhYU5...
by jpitney | Apr 6, 2023 | Civility, Debate, Deliberation
In an Education Week piece reposted at AEI, Frederick M. Hess speaks with Pedro Noguera, the dean of the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education. Rick: When I look at think tanks or universities, these are supposed to be places where folks like...
by jpitney | Mar 29, 2023 | Civility, Deliberation, Higher Education
Johanna Alonso at Inside Higher Ed: Outside of universities, some organizations and researchers have also begun looking into potential solutions to campus speech intolerance. “Transforming Conflict on College Campuses,” a report published by the Aspen...
by jpitney | Mar 28, 2023 | Civility, Deliberation, Uncategorized
Chris Stirewalt at The Dispatch: Five years ago, when my friend Charles Krauthammer announced that he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer and would soon be leaving us to sort life out without his help, Bret Stephens of the New York Times joined the river of...
