The events in Charlottesville were unequivocally condemned by most, yet not by all. Our President drew criticism from all sides for not doing so. So is this it? Is this where we collectively draw a line in the sand? It’s always interesting to see when people finally...
The United States is experiencing a shaking — a deep dislodging of what seemed secure. This has resulted in a mental health crisis in corporate America. Rather than working, workers are anxious, depressed, and overwhelmed. They wonder: What’s going on? Who...
I am on sabbatical this month, finishing my new book on Belonging. Ironically this has put me in a position of being deep in research about polarization at a time when our culture is being torn apart before our eyes. Despite the fact that I am supposed to be writing,...
In February 2017, the City Council of Charlottesville, VA voted to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee, and rename the park where it stood. This was the impetus for Jason Kessler to invite a network of white supremacists and neo-Nazis to march in Charlottesville, on the...
I will not recount here the details of the tragedy that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 12, nor the responses that followed which mirrored the views of White supremacists, or the views of those of us who are firmly in opposition to such hatred and...
