(The Conversation) — The key to civic coexistence might be learning to look out for neighbors even if we can’t stand them. No friendly feelings required. Alas, not really. It turns out both sides ...

MALTA, N.Y. — In today’s day and age, it is not uncommon to come into contact with people having differing views from your own. Whether it is on economic, social, or political issues, people have the ...

Differences in viewpoints can be bridged by focusing on shared human experiences. Building strong relationships requires acknowledging and navigating disagreements rather than avoiding them.

I appreciate the often-difficult dialogue that leads to social and political fragmentation. I don’t pretend to have the answer to bridging the chasm that exists in society, but I do know this: Empathy ...

About 80% of American adults believe our political divides run so deep that we cannot even agree on basic facts, according to ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Common Ground on the Hill’s annual Traditions Weeks attracted hundreds of people to the campus of McDaniel College in Westminster last month for more than 100 courses in a variety of traditional arts, ...

With a divided Congress and daily political tensions, sometimes, it feels like America just can’t find common ground. However, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a nonprofit focused on health-related ...

I never set out to run a construction company. As an Air Force kid, I was always the new guy. Anchorage, Alaska; Olympia, Washington; Colorado Springs, Colorado—I attended three different schools in ...

One is a Democrat sporting a hoodie, the other is a Republican wearing a tie, but bipartisan Pennsylvania Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick stand on common ground. The two first-term senators ...