Peace Ike

Political movements have always contained frustration. But increasingly, they are being powered by resentment. In the past, political tribes gathered mainly around policy goals. Now many gather around something else: a shared desire for retribution. When a person or group feels they have been wronged...

I was asked on a podcast recently: “What is the #1 reason for dialogue friction?" My answer was not “different opinions” or “differing narratives” as prevalant as they are. It was lack of psychological safety. In a media landscape where news platforms increasingly disciple people into anger and reactivity, many can sense that it is no longer safe to speak. I’ve done enough culture work to know that people are exhausted and fearful of... people. There are sound, clear-minded, fair,...

If you are arguing about what happened between Renée Good and ICE, you are having the wrong conversation. And we are very good at having the wrong conversation in this country. These moments are not informing us. They are forming us.