Let's fight for America by learning to listen first

The year ahead will present both enormous challenge and opportunity for a nation severely fractured across political and myriad other lines. As the election season foments division and rips at our social fabric, Americans have a chance to subvert those forces and forge a different path. A sober assessment of our social polarization paints a picture that can alternatively evoke despair and hope.

Fully 93% of Americans, according to "Civility in America 2019, Solutions for Tomorrow," say incivility is a problem, 75% say it has risen to a crisis level,...