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civility
February 28, 2023
Tori Otten
Queen of Civility Marjorie Taylor Greene Complains About Lack of “Respect” After Being Yelled at in Restaurant
The Georgia representative has bullied a school shooting survivor and suggesting executing Democrats.
October 20, 2020
David Klion
The Atlantic and the Limits of Reasonableness
Is the magazine’s tradition of argument equal to the crises of the Trump era?
February 27, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
Welcome to the Mean Tweets Primary
How a political culture obsessed with decorum is distorting our understanding of power and its consequences
October 28, 2019
Matt Ford
Trump’s World Series Boo-Birds Are a Sign of a Healthy Democracy
The Beltway pundit set should, perhaps, take his baseball-fan opponents seriously, not literally.
September 13, 2019
Osita Nwanevu
Julián Castro Is Not Here to Make Friends
Guardians of civility are shocked when, at a Democratic debate, a debate occurs.

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