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Commentary: Boxing offers a masterclass in how to establish civility and enforce it

Boxing contains profound lessons about how to establish civility— and how civility can quickly vanish.

The reports are coming in from many arenas of life — workplaces, airplanes, colleges, city council meetings and even from employees who work remotely. There is a growing concern about the level of incivility in America, and the legal profession, my field, has been sounding an alarm about it.

While discussing solutions, some people will bring up the need to teach civility to children. That’s certainly important, but kids learn more from what they see adults do than from what

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