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Watch: Prof’s TEDx ‘Be A Citizen, Not A Partisan’
Professor of Communication Jennifer Mercieca explains why it’s important as Americans to be citizens and not partisans.
Professor of Communication Jennifer Mercieca explains why it’s important as Americans to be citizens and not partisans. Mercieca is an historian of American political discourse, especially discourses about citizenship, democracy and the presidency. She argues that when Americans act as partisans instead of citizens, it prevents them from acting for the common good.