Oct. 27, 2025
Bridging the divide: Why can't we get along?
Amid an increasingly fractured political climate fueled by outrage and absolutism, restoring democracy's health depends on citizens choosing respect, listening and shared purpose over division and domination.
The political landscape in the United States has become increasingly fractured. On both ends of the spectrum, rhetoric has grown sharper, louder and more absolute. What once passed as spirited debate often now feels like verbal combat. Instead of persuasion, the aim has become domination. Instead of building common ground, the goal has become destroying the credibility of the other side.
This kind of rhetoric perpetuates the very divide it laments. When ...
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