The Oakland Post

Letter to the editor: What type of people do we want to be? Using Snyder’s invitation to OU and the protests that followed as insight

Hannah Mathers, Contributor • October 4, 2023

Processing the scene of anti-democratic ex-governor, Snyder, being applauded by a mostly white, male, suited up audience at Oakland University’s inaugural event of the Dennis Muchmore Public Policy Series...

Letter to the editor: Civility and its Discontents

Robert Anderson, Contributor • September 15, 2023

I add my voice to the chorus of those, like my colleagues Katie Hartsock, Alan Epstein, and members of CASE-OU, raising objections to the inclusion of former Governor Rick Snyder in the upcoming “Breaking...

Letter to the editor: Giving Civility a Bad Name

Katie Hartsock, Contributor • September 14, 2023

“The Importance of Civility and Improving Political Discourse” is a timely topic for the inaugural panel discussion of OU’s Center for Civic Engagement new Dennis Muchmore Public Policy Lecture Series....

Letter to the editor: Reflections on Civility and Justice

Alan Epstein, Contributor • September 14, 2023

The upcoming campus event scheduled for September 18, entitled: “Breaking the Barrier: The Importance of Civility and Improving Political Discourse,” has generated controversy over how “civility”...

Civility trumps accountability: when “public discourse” becomes a shill for actual democracy

James W. Perkinson, Contributor • September 11, 2023

Oakland University’s recently announced Center for Civic Engagement panel discussion, set for September 18 at the Oakland Center, advertises that it will focus on “civility.” Such a focus would be...