Tag: Bridging Divides

Note: This piece was originally created by The Village Square and published on respectandrebellion.com. “If we really want America great, we do it together.” -- Black Lives Matters leader, after having been invited onstage at a conservative rally. ”Hawk Newsome stood defiantly with his...

In the current media environment where bitter social media mobs , desperate-for-clicks news outlets and holier-than-thou pundits pile on to criticize and make fun of the Gates, let me take a different stance. Bill and Melinda Gates appear to be divorcing after 27 years of marriage ...

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on usatoday.com under the headline, "Biden said he wanted to unite Americans. Then he moved further to the political left." In our world where agreement, especially among the politically fractured media, is rare, there seems to be a general...

How can America depolarize? I searched across the web for thought leaders who can help answer this question. The links below are all from early 2021. The topics vary widely. There is a proposal for a new civics education. Some articles draw on social science research, such as learnings...

U.S. Congress will consider a $15 minimum wage for the second time soon. Joe Biden and most congressional Democrats want to more than double the minimum hourly wage from its current level of $7.25. Although Democrats have this policy goal, survey data (see below) show that the majority of...

We know the stereotypes of “bleeding heart” liberals, compared with conservatives who are supposedly less caring. But what does academic research say on the topic of which party is more compassionate? According to research published by Dr. Meri Long of the University of Pittsburgh,...

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. As friendships and family relationships continue to strain or break over political disagreements, Americans are learning firsthand about a new kind of political polarization: affective polarization . Affective polarization is...

A View from the Left This piece is from a writer rated Lean Left. The relationship began when they were political rivals. Mary Matalin was a campaign director for Republican George H.W. Bush. James Carville was the chief strategist for Democrat Bill Clinton. Yet at the start of Bill...

Political polarization is a massive and complicated issue, one which can be explained, and combatted, through a number of different approaches. The One America Movement utilizes a unique approach to addressing polarization in the United States. It draws from psychology and social science...