In a recent talk at Harvard University, Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law Cass R. Sunstein argued that lack of ideological diversity can lead to more extreme views. That is, the more people discuss ideas and topics only with people who agree with them, the more polarized those ideas tend to become. Although Sunstein's presentation focused on issues of law, the idea that diverse viewpoints can soften hard-line stances and positions can be easily extrapolated into other areas, and makes a good ...
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Students Collect Love Letters for the Muslim Community
After several mosques in California received threatening letters, a group of college students began working to counter this message of hate and intolerance through love letters. In just a few weeks, the students, a group whose members hail from diverse religious backgrounds, have collected nearly 200 letters of solidarity and support for the Muslim-American community from across California, as well as from New York, Mexico, Canada, Morocco, and South Korea. Read more (NBC News) ...
March for solidarity with Jews and Muslims in Boston
