by jpitney | Feb 11, 2023 | Civility, Deliberation, Polarization
Robert Alexander at RealClearPolitics: In order to move beyond this “polarization pandemic,” we must start with civility. Our politicians must set a better example for all of us. Tolerance is a key feature of healthy democracies and is most likely to prevail when...
by jpitney | Aug 5, 2021 | Civility, Deliberation, Polarization
Across Talk is a new monthly video series hosted by Lincoln Zaleski, a disinformation specialist at Renew America Together. In our fifth episode, Lincoln chats with Selene Swanson, a Research Fellow at the Project on International Peace and Security. Selene describes...
by jpitney | Apr 26, 2021 | Civility, Deliberation
John Halpin at The Liberal Patriot: Is there any way for citizens to restore effective and non-maddening political debate? It won’t be easy to reverse these trends given the ideological and partisan takeover of most institutions. But here are a few ideas:...