In our identitarian age, the bar for offense has been lowered considerably, which makes democratic debate more difficult — citizens are more likely t… - Jonathan Haidt

Egalitarianism seems to be rooted more in the hatred of domination than in the love of equality per se.

Both the physical and the electronic isolation from people we disagree with allow the forces of confirmation bias, groupthink, and tribalism to push us still further apart.

Although I am a political liberal, I believe that conservatives have a better understanding of moral development (although not of moral psychology in general — they are too committed to the myth of pure evil). Conservatives want schools to teach lessons that will create a positive and uniquely American identity, including a heavy dose of American history and civics, using English as the only national language. Liberals are justifiably wary of jingoism, nationalism, and the focus on books by “dead white males,” but I think everyone who cares about education should remember that the American motto of e pluribus, unum (from many, one) has two parts. The celebration of pluribus should be balanced by policies that strengthen the unum.