11: Being Polite Can Hinder Moral Progress, with Alexandra Hudson

DECEMBER 8, 2020

EPISODE NOTES

What if I told you that sometimes, being polite does more harm than good? That the niceties we use to grease the wheels of our daily interactions can actually hurt the very people we want to help, and slow the pace of progress? Writer and speaker Alexandra Hudson advocates for an alternative to politeness that has a long and storied history in American politics.

The Value of Exercising Civility—in Both Oikos and Polis, by Alexandra Hudson

Bowling Alone at Twenty, by Alexandra Hudson

What's the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon? - How Stuff Works

Fundamental Attribution Error - Wikipedia

Civility and the Challenge of Ordered Liberty, by Alexandra Hudson

Daryl Davis: The Black Musician Who Converts Ku Klux Klan Members - The Guardian

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Alexa, Teach My Child to Be Polite, Please, by Alexandra Hudson

alexandraohudson.com

Alexandra's Twitter: @LexiOHudson

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