Against Indoctrination

William Galston at WSJ: When I introduced undergraduates to the U.S. Constitution, I asked them to read James Madison’s detailed notes from the 1787 Constitutional Convention. They were fascinated to learn that ostensibly sacrosanct words had been the subject of...

Civility in Civil Discourse

James Davenport at NonDoc: If political engagement, news consumption and education do not actually help us better understand one another, how do we bridge this divide and find common ground? The answer may lie in how we treat one another in our disagreements and...

Civil Discourse on Campus

2023 AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENT FREEDOM, PROGRESS AND FLOURISHING SURVEY John Bitzan, Ph.D. There are significant differences between students with different political ideologies in the reasons that they feel comfortable sharing their opinions on such topics. 55 percent...