U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy decried the current state of political discourse on Friday, telling an audience at the International Bar Association conference in Washington that the country’s divisions had reverberations around the globe.
“The verdict on freedom is out. Half of the world is looking at us,” he said. “They’re watching. They’re waiting. And what do they see? They see a civil discourse that’s hostile, fractious. Not based on neutral principle, tolerant discussion.
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