July 2011 – John Backman

Tapping into the Ordinary to Restart Dialogue

I camped out at my favorite Starbucks this morning with [...]

By admin|2011-07-29T08:56:47-04:00July 29, 2011|Dialogue and Civility, Dialogue and Current Events, Practical Steps Toward Dialogue|2 Comments

The Glorious Internet: Closer to Dialogue or Further Away?

Remember all those long-ago TV ads that trumpeted the vast [...]

By admin|2011-07-25T08:33:28-04:00July 25, 2011|Dialogue and Current Events, Dialogue and Media, Practical Steps Toward Dialogue|2 Comments

(The Lack of) Dialogue and the Debt Ceiling

Every now and then, our elected officials provide an object [...]

By admin|2011-07-15T08:48:33-04:00July 15, 2011|Dialogue and Civility, Dialogue and Current Events, Practical Steps Toward Dialogue|0 Comments

The Conversations That Made Same-Sex Marriage Happen in New York

(Dear Reader: Yes, I have been absent from these pixels [...]

By admin|2011-07-07T07:31:54-04:00July 7, 2011|Dialogue and Current Events, Practical Steps Toward Dialogue|0 Comments