In an era of American history in which people are increasingly reluctant to hear others’ viewpoints — and in which members of different political parties often vilify each other — two political ...

Add our voices to the chorus of elected office holders—or in our case, former elected officials—who have denounced the tragic murder of Charlie Kirk and with it, all forms of political violence. We're ...

Incivility is undermining our institutions, businesses, and public discourse. This expert offers tips on insuring that you'e ...

Recently, the University of Delaware Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration honored Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) with the Biden School Civility in ...

Civil discourse is preferable to the alternatives of coerced silence and violence. Coerced silence means that one side has exercised power to end conversation—to say, in effect, there is no point in ...

To the editor: I appreciate your July 4 editorial’s point that when the people stop arguing, that’s when the trouble begins in a democracy. The arguments that we have been having are ages old and will ...

President Donald Trump's address to Congress on March 4 was one of many examples of how political leaders of both parties no longer model civil discourse. The acrimony on both sides made clear just ...

When we talk about civil discourse, we often hear that term as a call to discuss controversial topics with a level of tact and grace that dignifies and respects our conversational counterpart. We ...

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression educated roughly a dozen students and faculty about their First Amendment rights and civil discourse on college campuses at a Thursday event. FIRE ...

After the election, a large swath of the country is inevitably left disappointed while the other celebrates. Advocates for civil discourse are looking at how to navigate those divides. 326 days ago ...

That the last two years have been exceptionally challenging seems beyond dispute. The global pandemic, certainly, presented unparalleled hurdles to the pursuit of your education, magnifying already ...