Mark Zuckerberg Exhibits Civility in Business
Reposted from this post on the Civil Politics Blog Civility as we pursue it is the ability to disagree productively with others, respecting their sincerity and decency. It does not mean that you will...
View ArticleA More Civil Social Media Feed
Reposted from this post on the Civil Politics Blog This election season has been ugly enough to turn off even the most avid political junkie and few people will be sad to see it end. Social media has...
View ArticleA Post-Election Reconciliation Guide for 2016
Reposted from this post on the Civil Politics Blog No matter who wins tomorrow, we need to remember that elections are a means, not an end, and the goal of both political parties is to improve the...
View ArticleFight for What You Believe, But Hate Will Never Drive Out Hate
Reposted from this post on the Civil Politics Blog I did a radio show earlier today that you can listen to here and I’ve been thinking about the final caller of our segment, who expressed a desire to...
View ArticleRepublicans Orrin Hatch & Lindsey Graham work with Democrats to preserve the...
Reposted from this post on the Civil Politics Blog With Republicans now controlling all three branches of government, some have suggested that they should remove the filibuster in the Senate, which is...
View ArticleBipartisan Bills are not covered by the Media
Reposted from this post on the Civil Politics Blog In the wake of an unprecedentedly negative election season, where both liberals and conservatives have questioned the role of the media, we’ve started...
View ArticleMany People are Reaching Out Across the Partisan Divide After Trump’s Election
Reposted from this post on the Civil Politics Blog While the media has been focused mainly on partisan fighting, Donald Trump’s election has prompted a lot of people to reach out across the aisle to...
View ArticleThe Plight of Refugees Brings People Together
Reposted from this post on the Civil Politics Blog Without wading into the wisdom of current immigration policy, I wanted to point out a relatively obvious pattern of group dynamics that we see...
View ArticleThe Science Behind Heineken’s “Worlds Apart” Ad
Reposted from this post on the Civil Politics Blog Clearly some members of Heineken’s ad agency have been reading the social science literature as evidenced by this recent ad (video below), which has...
View ArticleWelcoming Conservatives
Reposted from this post on the Civil Politics Blog We’ve been a bit quiet on the blog front of late as we’ve been working more with numerous partners across the country who are bringing people...
View ArticleExtended Contact and the Broader Impact of the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom
Reposted from this post on the Civil Politics Blog “It’s really easy to hate someone you don’t know..but when you know them, it’s hard. And when you care about them and love them, it’s impossible.”...
View ArticleThe Positive Inter-Religious Effect of Reading About Peace First’s Programs
Reposted from this post on the Civil Politics Blog In our last post, we wrote about how we are currently working with numerous partners bridging divisions and one of the common questions that partners...
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