These two election reforms could moderate our increasingly toxic politics

Americans value independent thinking. Competition. Healthy debate. A marketplace of ideas.

Or do we?

If social media is a gauge of what we cherish, I’d say the opposite is true.

These past few years, I’ve watched friends cut ties with family members because they subscribe to different political beliefs.

I’ve seen candidates and elected officials block constituents on Twitter and Facebook for the crime of expressing a different viewpoint.