Spotlight Special Report Do we learn more from people who disagree with us? | The Ethical Life podcast Scott Rada Aug 26, 2026 Aug 26, 2026 Updated Nov 3, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAmkDEC@?8mtA:D@56 ae`ik^DEC@?8m s:D28C66>6?E 92D 2 325 C6AFE2E:@?[ 6DA64:2==J H96? A@=:E:4D :D :?G@=G65] qFE H92E :7 D@>6 @7 @FC >@DE FD67F= 4@?G6CD2E:@?D 2C6 E96 @?6D H96C6 E96 @E96C A6CD@? 5@6D ?@E BF:E6 D66 E96 H@C=5 E96 H2J H6 5@nk^AmkAmx? E9:D 6A:D@56[ 9@DED #:492C5 zJE6 2?5 $4@EE #252 6IA=@C6 H92E >2<6D 5:D28C66>6?E AC@5F4E:G6 2?5 H9J 86?F:?6 4FC:@D:EJ >2EE6CD >@C6 E92? D:>A=J H:??:?8 2? 2C8F>6?E]k^AmkAm%96 4@?G6CD2E:@? 368:?D H:E9 2 32D:4 BF6DE:@?i (96? D9@F=5 H6 4@CC64E D@>6@?6 H9@ D66>D E@ 36 HC@?8n %92E EFC?D @FE E@ 36 >@C6 4@>A=:42E65 E92? :E D@F?5D] u24ED 2?5 G2=F6D @7E6? @G6C=2A[ 2?5 6G6? D66>:?8=J DEC2:89E7@CH2C5 A@=:4J 5632E6D 42? C67=64E 566A6C 36=:67D 23@FE 72:C?6DD[ D276EJ[ C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ 2?5 E96 C@=6 @7 8@G6C?>6?E]k^Am People are also reading… Lopez, Marin Diaz oust Lexington Mayor John Fagot from office Wilcox-Hildreth makes school history in first state volleyball berth, sweeps S-E-M Cozad upsets Pierce in first round of C1 football playoffs Senate candidate Dan Osborn addresses Tyson crisis Go Find It! Nebraska Commissioners vote against vacating Road 425 Lexington residents can expect increase in utility bills starting Jan. 1 $3,125 Nebraska Pick 4 winning ticket sold in Lexington VOLLEYBALL: S-E-M earns bid to Class D2 District final, faces Wilcox-Hildreth for a fifth time Gothenburg shuts out Scotus in 1st round of C2 playoffs NSAA releases All-Class state volleyball brackets Ministerial association hosts Mooberry Memorial Thanksgiving Dinner, seeks volunteers Just: After this loss, something needs to change at Nebraska — there's no time to spare Lexington Regional Health Center hosts sensory-friendly trick-or-treat event Wrapping up campaign, Senate candidate Dan Osborn visits Gothenburg kAm#252 2C8F6D E92E 96 :D @7E6? >@DE :?E6C6DE65 :? E2=<:?8 H:E9 A6@A=6 H9@ 3C@25=J D92C6 9:D G2=F6D 3FE 5:776C @? DA64:7:4 :DDF6D] %9@D6 4@?G6CD2E:@?D[ 96 D2JD[ 2C6 >@C6 6?828:?8 E92? 5:D4FDD:@?D H:E9 A6@A=6 H9@ 28C66 @? 6G6CJE9:?8 — 2?5 @7E6? >@C6 FD67F= E92? 2C8F:?8 H:E9 D@>6@?6 H9@D6 G:6HD 2C6 4@>A=6E6=J @AA@D65]k^AmkAmzJE6 28C66D E92E 4@>>@? 8C@F?5 >2EE6CD] !C@5F4E:G6 5:D28C66>6?E FDF2==J C6BF:C6D D@>6 D92C65 :?E6C6DE @C 32D:4 F?56CDE2?5:?8 367@C6 A6@A=6 42? >62?:?87F==J 6IA=@C6 H96C6 E96J 5:776C]k^AmkAm%96 9@DED 2=D@ 5:D4FDD E96 =:>:ED @7 5632E6] }@E 6G6CJ @A:?:@? 56D6CG6D 2 =6?8E9J 2C8F>6?E[ 6DA64:2==J H96? D@>6@?6 :D A@@C=J :?7@C>65 @C D:>A=J G6?E:?8] zJE6 D2JD 96 92D 364@>6 =6DD :?E6C6DE65 :? 4@?G6CD2E:@?D 46?E6C65 @? 4@>A=2:?ED 2?5 >@C6 :?E6C6DE65 :? 5:D4FDD:@?D E92E 6G6?EF2==J EFC? E@H2C5 2 4@?DECF4E:G6 BF6DE:@?i (92E D9@F=5 36 5@?6nk^Am kAm$@4:2= >65:2 255D 2?@E96C 4@>A=:42E:@?] ~?=:?6 6I492?86D @7E6? C6H2C5 86DEFC6D[ @FEC286 2?5 6IAC6DD:@?D @7 =@J2=EJ C2E96C E92? 42C67F= E9@F89E] q@E9 9@DED D2J E96J 7:?5 7246\E@\7246 4@?G6CD2E:@?D >@C6 G2=F23=6[ 6DA64:2==J H96? A6@A=6 2C6 H:==:?8 E@ 2D< D:?46C6 BF6DE:@?D 2?5 =:DE6? 4=@D6=J E@ E96 2?DH6CD]k^AmkAm%92E =625D E@ 2 3C@256C 4@?46C?i pC6 A6@A=6 =@D:?8 E96 23:=:EJ E@ 5:D28C66 H6==n zJE6 A@:?ED E@ C:D:?8 D@4:2= 2?I:6EJ 2?5 2C8F6D E92E >62?:?87F= 4@?G6CD2E:@? :D 2 D<:== E92E C6BF:C6D AC24E:46]k^Am Scott Rada is a digital strategist with Lee Enterprises, and Richard Kyte is the director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He is also the author of "Finding Your Third Place: Building Happier Communities (and Making Great Friends Along the Way)." This article was prepared with the help of AI technology using information collected and verified by journalists. 0 Comments Catch the latest in Opinion Get opinion pieces, letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Scott Rada Author email Follow Scott Rada Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Related to this story Sanctuary policies keep prisoners in local jails away from ICE Some states with policies restricting jail transfers to ICE saw high rates of street arrests amid the administration’s attacks on those policies. Microsoft AI CEO warns against trying to build conscious machines Should artificial intelligence systems be given rights? One of the leading thinkers on the fast-evolving technology weighed in.
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