BOSTON – Last week, Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn filed a hearing order on the establishment of a Committee on Civility in the City of Boston. This Committee comes in response to partisan identity that has been on the rise in recent years, both in-person and online, with people shifting to further ends of the political spectrum.

Society has been left in a place where there is a larger volume of issues for people to disagree with. According to polling in 2024, a record 80% of U.S. adults said that Americans were greatly divided on the most important values. Many correlate their personal identity with their political ideology, which can make disagreements across party lines feel like a personal attack. With escalating polarization and tensions, it is important that our government leaders a

See Full Page