The School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership hosted Faculty Debate Night on Monday, which featured two professors from the school discussing whether the U.S. should repeal the Second ...

Zohran Mamdanis inauguration speech on Jan. 1 became instantly famous for his promise to prove the "warmth of collectivism." Yet Americans should pay just as much attention to another deeply ...

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 ...

Shortly following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, many politicians and pundits were quick to highlight the importance of civil discourse. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called for an ...

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 ...

Forty-four percent of students feel comfortable expressing their opinions on campus without fear of negative consequences. At the same time, students overwhelmingly support efforts to increase civil ...

During the spring of 2024, the Civil Discourse Advisory Group developed a list of 10 skills for engaging in civil discourse on campus and in the classroom. Know the type of conversation in which you ...

My inbox is filled with reactions to the columns I write and what I say on the airwaves. Some agree with me, and others, well, they wish my children didn’t have me as their father and primary ...

Oregon State Penitentiary’s debate club were hungry for a big win at their annual college debate tournament this year. Four teams faced each other in the championship round on Oct. 13. Two teams were ...