by jpitney | Sep 11, 2025 | Civility, Violence
Statement yesterday by President George W. Bush: “Today, a young man was murdered in cold blood while expressing his political views. It happened on a college campus, where the open exchange of opposing ideas should be sacrosanct. Violence and vitriol must be...
by jpitney | Jul 25, 2024 | Civility
Chris Walsh at the George W. Bush Institute: Imagine someone who believes something you find outrageous, foolish, or even dangerous. The idea of giving that person your valuable time and listening to them seems counterintuitive, but you do it. Now, despite stark...
by jpitney | May 29, 2024 | California Politics, Journalism, Journalists, Local Government, Nonprofit
From AP: The Associated Press today announced five new content sharing agreements with U.S. nonprofit news outlets: CalMatters, Honolulu Civil Beat, Montana Free Press, Nebraska Journalism Trust and South Dakota News Watch. The collaborations are part of an...
by jpitney | Sep 7, 2023 | Civility, Debate, Deliberation, Presidency
A statement from 13 presidential centers The unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, as stated in the Declaration of Independence, are principles that bind us together as Americans. They have enabled the United States to strive toward a more...
by jpitney | Aug 6, 2020 | Civil Rights, Civility, Presidency
Daniel Stid: It turns out that Lewis had not come to George W. Bush’s inauguration in 2001 either. But that didn’t keep Bush from going to and offering a heartfelt eulogy at Lewis’s funeral in which the former President noted, “John and I had our...
