As conservative media figures turn on each other, Candace Owens, Ben Shapiro, Tucker Carlson and others expose fissures ...

America must make 2026 the year antisemitism becomes unacceptable again, argues this compelling analysis of rising hatred ...

A rumor that Fox News host Jesse Watters said, "If [U.S. President Donald] Trump had been president during the Civil War, we ...

Discover how a progressive and a Trump devotee maintain their friendship while vigorously debating the controversial issues ...

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Texas lawmakers and UT officials discussed free speech on college campuses and the implementation of higher education laws on Thursday at the Texas Capitol. The Senate Select Committee on Civil ...

Joyce Vance is a law professor, former U.S. Attorney, and the author of the “Civil Discourse” Substack. The concept of "democratic norms" is something we've been hearing a lot about over the last ...

When it comes to civic engagement turning into tangible action, look no further than the people of Freeman, their response to the odor being produced by the rendering plant southeast of town, and what ...

Today, we celebrate the 238th anniversary of the publication of the very first essay in The Federalist Papers. Alexander Hamilton’s Federalist No. 1 from Oct. 27, 1787, marks the start of a seminal ...

Jennifer Mnookin on a program to support dialogue amid free speech concerns on campus. UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin discusses the launch and goals of the Wisconsin Exchange, a program ...

Photo illustration by Gavin Hutchings. Digital illustration by Julian Ajluni and Tate Rudisill. — Photo by Julian Ajluni and Tate Rudisill | The State News Political violence has gripped the nation in ...

For some years now the decline of civil discourse in American society has been lamented by reasonable people. Political dialogue has only a few modes: gaslighting, personal attack, partisan ...