National Governors Association
Disagree Better Sessions
Governor Cox and other US Governors traveled around the country to raise awareness, hosting NGA events in cities across the country. The events brought together leaders, thinkers, scholars, advocates, journalists, Supreme Court justices, and celebrities.
Salt Lake City, UT | July 2024
- The role of culture in polarization, Governors Cox and Polis and actor Matthew McConaughey
- Building institutions for a hybrid culture, a conversation between University of Florida President Ben Sasse and Governor Cox
- Does ‘Disagree Better’ Depolarize Americans?, Stanford Professor Robb Willer
- Goals and results of Disagree Better courses at universities
- Sue Ellspermann, Ivy Tech Community College
- Becky Takeda-Tinker, Colorado State University Global
- Greg Fowler, University of Maryland Global Campus
- Frank Dooley, Purdue Global
Nashville, TN | May 2024
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Opening Remarks, Governor Bill Lee
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A conversation about what Disagree Better is and isn’t, Governors Lee and Cox
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A more perfect union, a conversation with NYT columnist David French and Gov. Cox
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Keynote address by Irshad Manji, Moral Courage Network
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Keynote address by Eric Liu, Citizen University
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Panel discussion on teaching children and students how to Disagree Better, moderated by Utah First Lady Abby Cox
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Michelle Sobel, Unify America
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Sarah Igo, Vanderbilt University
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David McCullough III, American Exchange Project
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Washington, D.C. | Feb 2024
- Disagree Better Initiative overview, by Governor Cox
- How to disagree agreeably, a discussion moderated by Judge Thomas Griffith
- SCOTUS Justice Sonia Sotomayor
- SCOTUS Justice Amy Coney Barrett
- Public opinion trends around civility, by pollster Dr. Frank Luntz
Denver, CO | Nov 2023
- Fireside chat with Governor Cox and John Tomasi, Heterodox Academy
- Keynote address by Rachel Kleinfeld, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Truman National Security Project
- Teaching youth about healthy conflict, a panel discussion with Julia Dhar, Boston Consulting Group
- Norman Ornstein, Matthew Harris Ornstein Memorial Foundation
- Jeffrey Rosen, National Constitution Center
- Kimberly Willingham, Boston Debate League
- Fostering open debate, free expression, and viewpoint diversity in higher education, a panel discussion moderated by Carol McNamara, Director of Great Hearts Institute for Classical Education
- Joshua Dunn, Institute of American Civics
- Jacqueline Pfeffer Merrill, Camus Free Expression Project, Bipartisan Policy Center
- Caroline Mehl, Constructive Dialogue Institute
- Keynote address by Keith Allred, the National Institute for Civil Discourse
Manchester, NH | Sept 2023
- Fireside chat with Governor Cox and former Defense Secretary Robert Gates
- A case study in good conflict, moderated by journalist Amanda Ripley
- Martha Ackelsberg, Congregation B’nai Jeshurun
- Caleb Follett, Michigan Corrections Organization SEIU Local 526M
- Rabbi Shuli Passow, Congregation B’nai Jeshurun
- Andy Potter, One Voice United
- Correcting the perception gap, moderated by Ryan Stowers, Charles Koch Foundation
- Kate Carney, More in Common
- Sean Westwood, Dartmouth Polarization Lab
- Deke Copenhaver, Starts with Us
- Strategies for highlighting commonalities
- Uma Viswanathan, New Pluralists
- Ron Gunzburger, Story Corps
- Layla Zaidane, Millennial Action Project
- Andrew Hanauer, One America
Salt Lake City, UT | July 2023
- Disagree Better initiative launch, by Governor Cox
- Closing plenary on Disagree Better: Healthy conflict for better policy panel
- Utah Governor Spencer Cox
- Yuval Levin, AEI
- Tim Shriver, UNITE
- Mónica Guzmán, Braver Angels