Over the past few years, though, I have watched versions of reckoning with China unfold across very different milieus, each shaped by a unique vantage point. For Kaiser’s generation of American ...

Charlie Kirk was the ideal role model for American political discourse. Throughout his unfortunately short life, Charlie committed himself unreservedly to reasoned debate, rational discourse, and the ...

On the first day of every semester, I open each of my classes with a line that has never lost its punch: “Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts.” That’s Daniel Patrick ...

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 ...

Amid concerns about academic freedom and rising political polarization on college campuses across the country, leaders at Duke and other universities have adopted new rhetoric to prioritize ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Merisotis writes about education, human work, and philanthropy. Civil discourse, the ability to hash out differences and ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Alum Grace Beal/Daily. Buy this photo. The University Insider is The Daily’s first faculty and ...

Public policy professor Stephen Buckley on the media's role in polarization, public conversation It would be incomplete these days to teach about democracy, ideology and the polarization gripping the ...

How Duke professors are promoting civil discussion, free expression on campus Duke is equipping students to respect differing viewpoints in a variety of ways. This Duke Today series examines the ...

The classic example of chutzpah is that of the child who murders his parents and then pleads for mercy as an orphan. With the 2024 presidential election, we have a new way to illustrate the point: the ...