Civilizing Power News Today

Something important was missing from my life. The absence felt like a lack of green salads or regular exercise.

Paula Marantz Cohen joins the podcast to discuss her new book, Talking Cure: An Essay on the Civilizing Power of Conversation.

Our culture is dominated by efforts to score points and win arguments. But do we really talk anymore?

Faculty members no longer have time to indulge in the free play of ideas.