Civil Discourse

Updated November 11, 2024
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You can't always say what you want
Baron, Dennis,
Paper Book
The freedom to think what you want and to say what you think has always generated a pushback of regulation and censorship. This raises the thorny question: to what extent does free speech actually endanger speech protection? This book examines today's calls for speech legislation and places it into...
How to have difficult conversations about race : practical tools for necessary change in the workplace and beyond
Christian, Kwame,
Paper Book
If we want a more equitable workplace--and a more equitable world--we have to talk to each other about race. But, for so many of us, that's easier said than done. When we avoid conversations about race, it's often because of fear: fear of discomfort, or of damaging...
The righteous mind : why good people are divided by politics and religion
Haidt, Jonathan,
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The #1 bestselling author of The Anxious Generation and acclaimed social psychologist challenges conventional thinking about morality, politics, and religion in a way that speaks to conservatives and liberals alike--a "landmark contribution to...
Thank you for arguing : what Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson can teach us about the art of persuasion
Heinrichs, Jay,
Paper Book
The definitive guide to getting your way, revised and updated with new material on writing, speaking, framing, and other key tools for arguing more powerfully   "Cross Cicero with David Letterman and you get Jay Heinrichs."--Joseph Ellis, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of...
Nonviolence : history of a dangerous idea
Kurlansky, Mark
Ebook
In this timely, highly original, and controversial narrative, New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky discusses nonviolence as a distinct entity, a course of action, rather than a mere state of mind. Nonviolence can and should be a technique for overcoming social injustice and ending...
You are here : a field guide for navigating polarized speech, conspiracy theories, and our polluted media landscape
Phillips, Whitney
Ebook
How to understand a media environment in crisis, and how to make things better by approaching information ecologically. Our media environment is in crisis. Polarization is rampant. Polluted information floods social media. Even our best efforts to help clean up can backfire,...

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