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New Conversations About Civiliy

The shootings in Tucson have sparked new conversations about civility, or the lack of it, in our political discourse. One of the nation's experts in civility is coming to Des Moines as part of an ongoing discussion series. Host Ben Kieffer talks with P.M. Forni, Professor at Johns Hopkins University and author of "Choosing Civility," and "The Civility Solution," about whether we've actually seen a decline in civility and what can be done to reverse the trend.

Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River