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Why You Need Bridge-Building On Your Resume

In 2016, sophomores at Notre Dame University came up...

July 20, 2023Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

These Six Tactics Are Being Used to Divide Republicans and Democrats

Jessica Carpenter Originally published on AllSides.com. This blog is in...

May 15, 2023Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

How I Fought Isolation and Political Division During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Hailie Addison The year is 2020. Some parts of...

May 15, 2023Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

Why We Disagree on “Truth” in 2023 and How We Can Change That

Jessica Carpenter Originally published on AllSides.com. This blog is in...

March 28, 2023Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

20 Days in Norway Taught Me More About U.S. Politics Than 20 Years in the U.S.

Sophie Holtzman In September 2022, I received an email...

March 28, 2023Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

No, Marjorie Taylor Greene. We Don’t Need A National Divorce.

Manu Meel Americans from across the political spectrum feel...

February 28, 2023Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

How Political Parties Can Unlock the Youth Vote Next Election

Jessica Carpenter Originally published on AllSides.com. This blog is...

December 5, 2022Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

How to Improve Your Political Discussions At Thanksgiving Dinner

BridgeUSA and AllSides This post is in partnership with...

November 21, 2022Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

It’s Time for Term Limits in Congress

Hailie Addison The average age of House Members of...

October 6, 2022Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

Why Discussing Guns and Roe v Wade is Difficult, Even for BridgeUSA Students

Jessica Carpenter It’s no secret that guns and abortion...

September 15, 2022Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

Entertainment: The Next Frontier for Political Tribalism

Manu Meel American culture has never been completely separate...

July 11, 2022Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

Finding Our “Good Tribes”

Rehm Maham “Who are your people? “I don’t have...

July 6, 2022Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

What It Means To Be American On Flag Day

Ross Irwin I can’t remember the first time I...

June 14, 2022Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

We Need The American Spirit Of D-Day To Fight Division Today

Manu Meel Seventy-eight years ago today, thousands of Americans...

June 6, 2022Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

Memorial Day: Answering Our Call to Civic Duty

Manu Meel Every Memorial Day, we rightfully remember and...

May 30, 2022Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter