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The Civic Discourse Project invites bold speakers to tackle big ideas and bring people together through robust civil discourse.

The primary purpose of civic education, as envisioned by the Founders, was to instill in our population the civic virtues, basic principles and practices of citizenship that would sustain a republic. What are the characteristics, advantages, duties and responsibilities of a citizen today?

Arizona PBS is partnering with the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership at ASU to present conversations about important public affairs topics. Now in its third year, “The Civic Discourse Project” will return to Arizona PBS in September, continuing discussions that began in the 2017-18 series “Free Speech: Challenge of Our Times,” and […]

In “Speech on Campus: When Protests Turn Extreme,” Stanger and Valdivia discuss what led to the protests on their campuses.

Free speech has always been a point of pride for many Americans. But it’s important to pause to consider how we use that right and how we protect it.

Robert P. George and Cornel West discuss the importance of open dialogue in pursuit of civil discussion and the serious and respectful exchange of ideas, on university campuses and in American society.

Jonathan Haidt, author of “The Righteous Mind,” discusses “America’s Escalating Outrage: Why Is It Happening, What Does It Do to Colleges and How Can We Reverse It?”

“Freedom of Speech on Campus? A Conversation with Floyd Abrams” is a part of the “Free Speech and Intellectual Diversity in Higher Education and American Society” series sponsored by the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership and co-sponsored by the Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Sandra Day O’Connor School […]

Former U.S. Sens. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., and Tom Daschle, D-S.D., discuss on the role of disagreement and civil dialogue in American politics and civic culture.