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SUMMARY: The Phil Lind Initiative: John McWhorter
DESCRIPTION: The 2023 Phil Lind Initiative series continues on February 16 
 with John McWhorter— New York Times best-selling author specializing in lin
 guistics and race\, host of Lexicon Valley podcast.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-p
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 t 2023" width="716" height="401" /></a></p><h4>The Phil Lind Initiative: (U
 n)civil Discourse<br />John McWhorter | February 16\, 2023 | 6:00 - 7:30 PM
  (PT) | Frederic Wood Theatre</h4><p>The United States is polarized like ne
 ver before. Accompanied by a high degree of negative partisanship and the u
 nchecked spread of misinformation\, political violence and uncivil discours
 e—the use of language which is insulting\, contemptuous\, and which knowing
 ly misattributes the motives of others—is on the rise. Disillusioned\, many
  Americans wish to restore civility. But how can a civil culture be reimagi
 ned in the current era?</p><p>This series not only explores some of the maj
 or factors fueling the rancor and divisiveness in American politics\, but c
 rucially it asks how can citizens and leaders find common ground across a r
 ange of political issues that divide them?</p><p>The 2023 Phil Lind Initiat
 ive series continues on February 16 with <strong>John McWhorter</strong>— N
 ew York Times best-selling author specializing in linguistics and race\, ho
 st of Lexicon Valley podcast. <a href="https://lindinitiative.ubc.ca/speake
 rs/john-mcwhorter/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Read
  more here</a></p><p><a href="https://lindinitiative.ubc.ca/" target="_blan
 k" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Phil Lind Initiative</a> is prese
 nted by UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the UBC Vancouv
 er campus\, with live streaming. Each event is open to the public and free 
 to attend.</p>
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