Civil Discourse

The National Institute For Civil Discourse

A topic as relevant today as when first discussed at CMC three years ago - civil discourse. The Columbus Metropolitan Club hosted the national launch of…

Republican National Convention protesters and counterprotesters clash at the Resist RNC 2020 protest rally at Marshall Park on Aug. 24 in Charlotte, N.C.

The Consequences Of Dehumanizing Language In Politics

Lulu Garcia-Navarro

University of Massachusetts Amherst political scientist Alexander Theodoridis talks about dehumanizing language in politics, what it can lead to and what we can do about it.

Cindy McCain, widow of late Sen. John McCain, at home in Phoenix. She says she thinks Republicans and Democrats can get back to being more civil. "I think it's going to take some time. There's a lot of healing to be done. But I think we can do it," she says.

To Honor John McCain, His Wife Says, Americans Could Be Nicer To One Another

David Greene

Cindy McCain, the Arizona senator's widow, marks the first anniversary of his death by asking Americans to engage in acts of civility. "We're missing John's voice of reason right now in so many ways."

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Historian Says Divisive National Political Climate Isn't New

Ohio Public Radio

A prominent historian and author who is visiting Ohio thinks there are signs the political divisiveness that has gripped government could relax in the…

Khadijah Ameen, 29, a woman who voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016, was among the participants of a weekend-long workshop with a dozen people of varying political views.

Can We Come Together? How Americans Are Trying To Talk Across The Divide

Sarah McCammon

A growing number of organizations are leading Americans in discussions about sensitive political issues. By at least one count, there are more than 200 of these groups nationwide.

A group of Gettysburg, Penn., residents have been meeting up in a historic church to practice what others preach: bringing people of different political views together.

Politics, Facts And Civility: A Lesson In Engaging In Discourse

Michel Martin

Politics, Facts and Civilty is a group of people, consisting of both Republicans and Democrats, that occasionally get together to have a civil conversation about political issues.