We are partisans for democracy What does it mean to be a partisan for democracy? We don’t take sides on the political spectrum, but we do defend the rights everyone has as a democratic citizen — from voting to protesting to consuming information from a free press that serves as a check on political leaders. The […]
Rhetoric is never empty. Words always matter. Knowing how to use rhetoric effectively and responsibly—whether in speech, writing, or creative expression—is essential to healthy democratic deliberation. The Center for Democratic Deliberation (CDD), founded in 2006, is a nonpartisan interdisciplinary center that promotes research and programming focused on rhetorical aspects of democratic deliberation. We study how people […]
