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Essays
Are Social Media Platforms Ready?
Donald Downs asks about the future of social media in a therapeutic, feelings-focused culture.
Essays
Fact Checking Is Not Enough
Arnold Kling replies in our ongoing discussion of American political rhetoric in a partisan time.
Essays
It’s Hard to Do Worse Than Today’s Social Media
And we're too complacent about a broken social media ecosystem.
Essays
Civil Discourse, Civility, and Due Doubt
Donald Downs draws on his experience working on campus free speech to ask: Can we still be civil? And what, exactly, would that mean?
Essays
When Cosmopolitanism Isn’t All It Seems
Nikki Usher looks at how today's journalists shape American political conversations, not always for the better.
Essays
Improving Our Political Culture
Jonathan Rauch says American political life right now is indeed terrible. But we can fix it.
Essays
Can We Improve Political Discourse?
Arnold Kling asks Americans to do better at talking about politics, and he offers some pointers on how to improve.
Issues
Across Political Divides: How Americans Talk About Politics and How We Can Do Better
Americans are highly politically polarized right now, and conversation may seem impossible. Can anything be done?
