More to the News Story than Meets the Eye
It doesn’t feel good to criticize The PBS NewsHour. The [...]
When the Givens Aren’t Given
Think of something you accept as a given: a universal [...]
A Starting Point on Race for White People, Maybe
Maybe it’s that I’m reading Alice Walker’s incredible The Color [...]
The White House, a Dialogue on Mental Health…and You
You may have seen this on the news. Would you [...]
The Boston Bombers and Preconceived Ideas
Amid the news reports from Boston last week, a few [...]
When Schoolchildren Are Required to Think Like Nazis
Yes, this really happened. And yes, there’s a lesson in [...]
Can Dialogue Pick Up Where Negotiation Leaves Off?
I was doing a live radio interview two Saturdays ago [...]
A Vietnamese Hero on Politics and Dialogue
Do we have to run our politics with daggers drawn? [...]
Dialogue, the Internet, the Decline of Religion, and the Bony Fish
Very few articles linger in my memory for longer than [...]
Slowing Down After Newtown
If you’ve read this blog for any length of time…well, [...]