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Teaching Heat: How to Run a Classroom Where Disagreement Is the Point
Disagreement is not a failure of learning but its engine. This essay offers a complete protocol for teaching contested material without quotas or theater—steps that make argument safe, evidence visible, and change measurable.
Jun 23, 202516 min
governanceThe Debate-Stopper: How Labels Kill Conversation
Labels can act like trapdoors—say a word and the floor drops. This essay explains how debate-stoppers work psychologically, rhetorically, and institutionally, then offers tools to disarm them in classrooms, newsrooms, and public forums.
Jun 22, 202519 min