October 2021

In the wake of a transgender uproar over Dave Chappelle’s Netflix special “The Closer,” I was charged by Michael Smerconish to provide my thoughts on this controversial offering.

Americans would be better served to understand that the daily perversion of facts, truth, and history that is corrupting our national dialogue are symptoms stemming from a deeper problem.

As a psychologist and conflict mediator, I contend that the failure of our system has as much to do with our inner lives as our outer ones.

Today’s facts suggest we need an even more ambitious legislative agenda to meet the moment – not less.

Today, the most dangerous threat to our democracy comes not from a foreign adversary but from within, as the radical right ascends in the Republican Party and the radical left gains strength in the Democratic Party.

The machinations of our trade networks were never perfect to begin with, but the pandemic caused numerous upsets and brought the issue to the forefront of our lives.

I think there should be a middle ground for people somewhere between the extremes. That space keeps getting uncomfortably more narrow.

If the current board meetings resemble a car, its dashboard lights are blinking, the engine is smoking, and the wheels are falling off. School district leadership needs to “pop the hood” and see what is happening.

Polling over the last few months has shown a marked drop in support for Joe Biden, with his approval in the latest RealClearPolitics “poll of polls” standing at 44 percent – 11 percentage points below where he stood in late May.

We are now living in a world of right-wing fueled propaganda, healthcare misinformation, smears, death threats, and incessant harassment. This school board race is anything but simple.