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Can Humility Save Us?
Ten Ways to Defuse Political Arrogance

Intellectual humility is a time-honored virtue we can learn to cultivate—and one that’s also vital to a healthy democratic politics.

Notes on a Phrase
“Better Angels” In Our Past

President Abraham Lincoln popularized the phrase for Americans in his First Inaugural Address. But he did not coin it.

Monument to the Gettysburg Dead, Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia.
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To Love Confederate Monuments and Civil Rights

A Southern journey changes a native son.

Civil Society
Service, Please!

Why the Colorado baker and the Red Hen owner both did the wrong thing.

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The Top 14 Causes of Political Polarization

Why we can’t stand each other, explained.

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America’s Sign Language

Why looking at our signs is looking at us.

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Blue Said, Red Said

Why conservatives and liberals don’t talk to each other so good.

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Against Piggybacking

What do President Trump and some of his fiercest critics have in common?

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My Debate with “Dialogue”

Why is dialogue seen as “blue” by folks from “red” states? And what should be done about it?

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For Family Values and Gun Control

Why not both?

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