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"Change my mind" debates are not genuine discourse, but rather a performance designed to give stupidity a platform and call ...

“To disagree, one doesn’t have to be disagreeable.” — Sen. Barry Goldwater, R-Ariz. A few weeks ago when I was speaking at a Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) board meeting, I ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In the dynamic world of public discourse, the role of the moderator is critical, guiding discussions at conferences, ...

How people talk about issues can be just as important as what they say, the journal’s editors write. That is why “we should be alarmed by the superficial and manipulative nature of American public ...

Some folks have the TV on all the time, while some of us keep our noses stuck in a book. Still, there exists a stretch of middle ground where some do both. I admit to having scrounged enough passwords ...

The Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship (PACES) is pleased to announce that Associate Professor Benjamin Teitelbaum will serve as the new faculty director for strategic events and ...

I write to address a concerning trend in how education policy, specifically around parental rights, is being portrayed in our public discourse. N.C. Senate Bill 49, known as the Parents’ Bill of ...

Public discourse campaigns often promote social responsibility, but do such discussions also impact our market behavior? Economists at the University of Zurich have published a new study that shows ...

Prof. JoAnn Koob at George Mason University [Antonin Scalia] School of Law told me about this project, which sounds very interesting, so I thought I'd pass it along. Here's the blurb from her: As the ...