Michael Bloomberg urges Rice graduates to reject divisive, fact-free rhetoric

Media mogul, philanthropist and former New York City mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Saturday urged Rice University's graduating class to reject the divisive, fact-free rhetoric prevalent in Washington on the rise around the country.
Bloomberg, speaking at Rice's 105th commencement, told the nearly 2,000 graduates of the class of 2018 that the nation is more divided than any time since the Civil War. He warned that American society is splintering into insulated groups of like-minded people, not on