Civil Discourse and Democracy in Practice | American Creed

Watch Condoleezza Rice and young Americans discuss the foundations of American democracy and how to address essential questions today. See how these young leaders draw on what they see as shared American ideals as well as values that come from their own family traditions. Olivia Gross grew up in a Jewish “environment of agreeable disagreement” that inspired her to start a national program for high schoolers to engage in constitutional debate. Watch her work with Idaho students learning to respectfully debate Supreme Court opinions with one another. Discover how Sam Schimmel’s Indigenous traditions inform his approach to solving problems by listening to others rather than expressing opinions.