by jpitney | Jun 29, 2024 | Civility
Erin Alberty at Axios: In his “Disagree Better” campaign to promote civil debate, Gov. Spencer Cox praised and promoted a county official who recently was lambasted for comparing environmentalists to Al-Qaeda and calling them the “scum of the...
by jpitney | Mar 19, 2024 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Journalism, Journalists
Utah Governor Spencer Cox was a hit at the Gridiron. He closed with more serious remarks: In all sincerity, so much of what is truly great about America flows from a free press, embracing its sacred obligation to bring facts to light and to tell the truth no matter...
by jpitney | Feb 26, 2024 | Biden, Bipartisanship, Civility
Darlene Superville at AP: President Joe Biden and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox disagree on many issues but they were united Saturday in calling for less bitterness in politics and more bipartisanship. “Politics has gotten too personally bitter,” said Biden, who has practiced...
by jpitney | Feb 23, 2024 | Civility
Bijay Laxmi at BNN: In a time when the fabric of American society seems ever more frayed by political divisiveness, two governors from opposite sides of the aisle have embarked on a mission to sew it back together. Maryland’s Democratic Governor Wes Moore and...
by jpitney | Dec 21, 2023 | Civic Education, Civility, Deliberation
Dan Balz at WP: Longwood University, a public institution, is located in Farmville [VA]. Its leaders have instituted a curriculum called Civitae that encourages active citizenship and perhaps over time a reduction in the country’s tensions and divisions. “We are...
