AF-Indianapolis Dinner and Dialogue: Politeness vs. Civility

It’s no secret that we live in divided times. Nor is the problem of political and social division anything new.

For decades, think tanks, academics and writers have made valiant attempts to help our public leaders be “nicer” and more “polite” to one another. But what if the inordinate focus on “politeness” is part of the problem?

Join AF-Indianapolis as we host author and speaker Alexandra Hudson as she explores the important difference between civility and politeness, and explains why civility — not politeness — is what we should aim to revive in our republic today.

Your $15 ticket includes dinner and your first drink. Questions about this event or AF membership? Email [email protected].

Alexandra Hudson is the founder and curator of Civic Renaissance, a newsletter and intellectual community dedicated to civic, moral and cultural renewal. She is a former appointee at the US Department of Education, a Novak Journalism Fellow, and she is her book on civility and civic revival is forthcoming from St. Martin’s Press. Alexandra is also an adjunct professor at Indiana University’s Lilly School of Philanthropy, and is currently in the process of creating a course Teaching Company’s Great Courses, called Storytelling and the Human Condition.