ICYMI: RIT College of Liberal Arts Associate Dean Lauren Hall, Ph.D., was a guest on WXXI’s Connections with Evan Dawson yesterday for a conversation on the resurrection of principled conservatism. To listen in, follow the link in Dr. Hall’s post.
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Liberal Arts, Political Science at Rochester Institute of Technology
It's always great to connect with Evan Dawson, host of Connections, at WXXI Public Broadcasting Council. We had a fantastic conversation about the hopes of resurrecting principled conservatism and some great engagement with callers and listeners on email. We reflected a bit after the show that local radio is one of the few places people can have these kinds of conversations, given how polarized national media and the national landscape generally has become. As a broader pitch for local news, we need to get better at talking about political differences not as debates where someone "wins" but as a set of sometimes competing and sometimes complementary principles and values that help us understand political and social issues in four dimensions. Those conversations are almost always better had in the local context where people know and can connect with each other. It's also important to keep reaffirming the difference between politics and governance. I'm politically homeless, but I'm still deeply concerned about good governance. And all good governance requires finding ways to harmonize disparate viewpoints to minimize conflict. You can listen on your favorite podcast platform or here: https://lnkd.in/eCNuz_2x I'm tagging some other folks I know in the broadly "local" space doing great work: Kevin Loker, Liz Joyner, Thomas Dooley, Chip Hauss, Builders, New Pluralists and many others. Always grateful for the support of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and the Program on Pluralism (including Sarah C. Keenan and Ben Klutsey) who are supporting this work during my year as a Pluralism Fellow.