The decline of political persuasion
If the skills of persuasion are falling by the wayside, that’s bad for democracy. So maybe it’d a good idea if somebody persuaded our politicians to be better persuaders.
OAKVILLE, ONT.—I recently received a summons to show up at a courtroom for possible jury duty.
And naturally, like any other red-blooded, civic-minded citizen, my initial reaction to the summons was, “How do I get out of this?”
But then as I thought about it more, I realized that, as someone...
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