Uncivil WarsWhy is public debate increasingly polarisedand what can we do about it? Is our democracy corroding? In this original, eloquent essay, Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens explore the ethics and politics of public debateand the threat it now faces. In a healthy society, we need the capacity to disagree. Yet, Aly and Stephens note a growing tendency to disdain and dismiss opponents, treating them with contempt. This toxic partisanship has been imported from