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Restoring the lost art of civil discussion: Kyle and Mike Barnes at TEDxWooster

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Mike and Kyle Barnes are a local father-daughter entrepreneurial duo with contending political views. In 2009, they founded parent company Forbedre ('to improve' in Danish) on the idea that any problem can be solved using a combination of education and civil discussion. To provide a stage for the practice of this idea, The First Amendment Public House opened in Wooster in December 2012. The public house serves the best burger in town, an impressive craft beer selection and monthly civil debates. Mike and Kyle invite the public to use the space to discuss big ideas, enjoy gaining an understanding of the opposing view and learn the lost art of civil debate. 

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