Putting Interventions to the Test: A Comparison of Five Techniques to Reduce Partisan Hostility

The growing hostility between liberals and conservatives in the United States is a known problem to many. However, what to do about it is much less clear. Various groups, such as the Asteroids Club and the Village Square, have developed their own techniques for promoting civility between the opposing parties. What my collaborators Matt Motyl, Brian Nosek, Jon Haidt, and I wanted to know was: which strategy is the most effective at reducing partisan hostility? The following describes the result of our attempt to throw the proverbial “kitchen sink” at...