Yes, we Americans are divided and polarized. But there are plenty of examples of folks coming together, talking, and walking away feeling good about the experience. A recent half hour…
For 30 years now, extending back to the days when I was a full-time theorist, I have consistently maintained that while some forms of democratic discussion might be better than…
Here’s a surprise: overcoming political polarization is not a mystery; the solution is in fact well understood. That solution? —“Civil discussion,” as we like to call it (or “democratic deliberation,”…