by jpitney | Oct 26, 2022 | Civility
At The Conversation, Robert B. Talisse offers a three-part test for civility: First, take one of your strongest political views, and then try to figure out what your smartest partisan opponent might say about it. Second, identify a political idea that is key to your...
by jpitney | Jun 5, 2022 | Civility
Nancy Snow at The Oklahoman: To achieve true civility in a society rife with gaslighting and other assaults on human dignity, we need to consider how to move beyond even justified anger and incivility and toward an elusive ideal: aspirational love. Aspirational love...
by jpitney | Dec 24, 2021 | Civility, Montana, State Government
AT KTVH, Dennis Bragg speaks with retiring Montana lawmakers: Even with different political perspectives, there was a feeling that civility at the State Capitol is in decline. “Right now, I think our society isn’t really in agreement about who we are as a...
by jpitney | Oct 24, 2021 | Civility
J. Scott Raecker, Matt Davidson and Arthur Schwartz at The Desi Moines Register: Civility is more than being polite or avoiding conflict to simply get along. Civility doesn’t mean ignoring conflict, diversity, or difference of opinion. Rather, civility is the...
by jpitney | Jun 30, 2021 | Civil Rights, Uncategorized
By Hannah R. Pitney I have always believed that America needs more civility. During the Trump Administration especially, I thought there was a general lack of decency. I remember a moment during the first 2020 presidential debate when I thought to myself, “How is it...
