- Value [1] Civility
- By civility we do NOT mean politeness, decorum, agreement, bipartisanship, or unity. We think disagreement and debate are
good things. We think America is well served when political parties represent different viewpoints and then compete vigorously
to recruit voters to their side...
- Value [2] Respect
- Civility as we pursue it is the ability to disagree with others while respecting their sincerity and decency.
- Value [3] Sincerity
- Value [4] Decency
- Value [5] Indirect Methods
- We believe this ability is best fostered by indirect methods (changing contexts, payoffs, and institutions), rather than by
direct methods (such as pleading with people to be more civil, or asking people to sign civility pledges).
- Value [6] Scientific Research
- Our approach is to draw on the best scientific research to understand how we got into this condition, and how we can make
systemic legal and electoral changes that can get us out.
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