by jpitney | Jun 21, 2021 | Civility, Polarization, Religion
Molly Worthen at NYT: Perhaps it’s not surprising that some organizations devoted to dialogue between religious faiths have turned their attention to political divides. Eboo Patel, the founding director of Interfaith Youth Core, has spent the past few years getting to...
by jpitney | Jun 16, 2021 | Civility, Polarization
Mark Sappenfield at The Christian Science Monitor: [The] articles in our Respect Project argue [that] respect is an essential agent of progress and healing. Why? A recent interview in Politico offers some insight. In 1991, political scientist James Davison...
by jpitney | Apr 20, 2021 | Civility, Democracy, Polarization, Public Opinion
Nate Cohn at NYT: This threat to democracy has a name: sectarianism. It’s not a term usually used in discussions about American politics. It’s better known in the context of religious sectarianism — like the hostility between Sunnis and Shia in Iraq. Yet a growing...
by jpitney | Mar 30, 2021 | Congress, Polarization, Senate
Mike Johnson: There is today a lot of flaming rhetoric heating up the debate over its future. Support and opposition flow back in forth between the parties, depending upon which is in the minority and which is in the majority. It’s the Democrats’ turn in opposition....
by jpitney | Mar 12, 2021 | Civility, Deliberation, Polarization
Sarah Polus at The Hill: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) is urging members of his own party to focus on more than culture wars with Democrats. “There’s more to being a conservative than just owning the libs,” Cox said during an interview on the “Matt Lewis...
by jpitney | Feb 22, 2021 | Civility, Polarization, Uncategorized
J.D. Tuccille at Reason: “Political polarization is having far-reaching impacts on American life, harming consumer welfare and creating challenges for people ranging from elected officials and policymakers to corporate executives and marketers,” according...
