by Robert Parham | Nov 11, 2012 | Opinion
Last week’s election results are now clearer. The political extremes will likely be meaner. The political center will likely be thinner. The prospects for civility and the common good will likely be bleaker. The potential for positive church witness and work... by Ircel Harrison | Mar 20, 2012 | Opinion
Steve Inskeep interviewed Prof. Shankar Vedantam on NPR recently about compromise. Studies show that Americans have ambivalent feelings about compromise in politics. They vote for people who say they won’t compromise their values, but they are disappointed when... by Fred Guttman | Oct 6, 2011 | Opinion
Editor’s note: The column below is excerpted from the Rosh Hashanah sermon by Rabbi Fred Guttman at Temple Emanuel in Greensboro, N.C. This past summer during the debt crisis, I happened to hear Jackson Browne’s classic song “Running on Empty.”... by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Oct 5, 2011 | News
Americans favor compromise from their elected leaders in Washington, D.C., according to a new Gallup poll. “A majority of Americans say it’s more important that political leaders in Washington compromise in order to get things done, rather than stick to... by Leroy Seat | Aug 24, 2011 | Opinion
Compromise is “a rather complex issue that deserves serious thought.” So I wrote in an Aug. 5 comment following that day’s blog posting in which I cited Max Weber’s oft-quoted statement, “politics is the art of compromise.” In...