We have been told since toddlerhood that politeness is a virtue. And so it is. The word comes from the Latin polire, to smooth or polish. By showing respect for others, politeness smooths the abrasive ...

What sparked my interest in the topic of catcalling had to be growing up in Santiago, Chile, where I constantly heard my mother being called names when we walked around the street. For example, she’d ...

Last month, this author wrote the obituary of politeness only to be forced to write this more qualified sequel, positing politeness to be a one-way street only a select few are entitled to access. The ...

“Speaking your truth” can be overrated. For one thing, your truth carries many pounds of biased, personal baggage. For another thing, politeness and insincerity can serve like the glue that holds ...

Most of us do our best to as polite as possible. Often that means holding the elevator door, letting another car into traffic, or being that one awesome guest who washes the dishes after a dinner ...

Lecturer in Management, School of Business, The University of Queensland Since former Australian of the Year Grace Tame declined to smile in a photo opportunity with Prime Minister Scott Morrison, ...

Does it seem to you that civility and politeness are on the wane? Many would surely agree that politeness appears to have been placed on the back-burner, or perhaps dropped altogether from our lexicon ...