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Civility in politics is harder than you think

  • Written by Robert B. Talisse, W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tears up her copy of President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech.AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tore up the text of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech in full public view, her supporters saw defiance of both his policies and his earlier refusal to shake her hand. But...

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