Four approaches to understanding and moving beyond dysfunctional deliberation

By Iowa State University

It may feel like we have reached an impasse in the debate over divisive issues such as gun violence, climate change and immigration.

Iowa State University

Craig Rood, assistant professor of English.

Working toward understanding and improving the level of discourse is not impossible, says Craig Rood, an assistant professor of English at Iowa State University, but he admits it will not be easy. If we truly want to make progress on these difficult issues, Rood says we must understand how we got to this point and be willing to let go of the "us versus them" mentality.

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Opinion:

It was the right-wing kooks that started the no-compromise policy. If you offer to make concessions to them, they do not return any. Until they change their attitudes, nothing will change.

Don't stop where the ink does.