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In partnership with the Urban Consulate, a pilot event was held in Detroit to address tensions between longtime Detroiters and newcomers as the city adapts to a time of rapid change and growth.

Co-Founder and CEO, Citizen University; Executive Director, Citizenship and American Program at the Aspen Institute, Eric Liu, in conversation with national leaders across the political spectrum explores Better Arguments at the 2018 Aspen Ideas Festival.

Political polarization has reached new highs, evident in the inflammatory headlines that flood our Facebook feeds and the shouting matches between partisan rivals on cable news. But perhaps even more worrisome is the unwillingness to engage with the “other side” in our lives.

Good arguments are crucial to a healthy American civic life. They provide a means to reckon with difference and sometimes to forge joint solutions.