Is it even possible to talk about our stark differences? It is, and it can do a lot of good. Carol Spaulding-Kruse, Iowa View contributor
Hidden Common Ground initiative challenges the narrative of a divided America
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With a new president calling for national unity, our country is enjoying a moment of relative calm, but I think most of us would agree that the beast of civic discord is still with us. This month, I am preparing my college first year seminar, Dialogue in a Polarized Age, in one of the most divided social climates I have seen in my 15 years of teaching the course. Along with many Americans, my students may be wondering what possible good sitting down to talk can do now.