Common Ground Blog Posts
The World Cup Revealed Something Surprising About Americans
Common Ground / June 19th, 2026 / by Jessica Carpenter

When German soccer fan @FreddyLA7 landed in Atlanta, Georgia for the World Cup, he wasn’t sure what to expect. Across Europe, stereotypes suggest Americans are loud, ignorant, hyper-individualistic an...
See moreAt Long Last...We Must Begin.
Recommended Reading / January 20th, 2026 / by Guest Writer - Left
How To Fix Gerrymandering: A Fair-Share Rule for Congressional Redistricting
Recommended Reading / September 3rd, 2025 / by Guest Writer

"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground." ~ Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Col. Edward Carrington, Paris, 27 May 1788
See moreConviction Is No Excuse: An Open Letter to My Fellow Leftists
Opinion / August 25th, 2025 / by Guest Writer - Left

Convictions are only as powerful as your ability to explain them. Without challenging our convictions, we sacrifice progress in the name of comfort.
See moreDivision Is the Product: Reclaiming Truth in the Age of Narrative
Opinion / July 9th, 2025 / by Daniel Max Reynolds
Dear Elon, please don’t start a new political party. To help America, do this instead.
Opinion / July 7th, 2025 / by Kristin Hansen

Hi Elon, so I see you’re launching a new political party. Totally understand the impulse, and I guess if anyone can pull off the impossible, it’s you.
See moreSenator Maggie Hassan Tops National Rankings for Cross-Party Work
Recommended Reading / July 3rd, 2025 / by "The Fulcrum" Contributor

Senator Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) is the most bipartisan member of Congress per the rankings of multiple organizations.
See moreEntertainment Can Improve How Democrats and Republicans See Each Other
Recommended Reading / June 26th, 2025 / by James Coan

Entertainment has been used for decades to improve attitudes toward other groups, both in the U.S. and abroad. One can think of movies like Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, helping change attitudes towar...
See moreEcho Chambers 101: How Colleges Are Killing Conversation
Recommended Reading / June 20th, 2025 / by Gabriel James

College campuses claim to be centers of diversity and inclusion, yet many students today are less diverse and feel more excluded than ever.
See moreReaching Americans As Media Consumers – Not Only As Participants – To Improve the Political Environment
Recommended Reading / June 17th, 2025 / by James Coan

Current efforts to improve how Americans think and feel about those across the political spectrum overwhelmingly rely on participation. Participation usually involves interpersonal interaction, mostly...
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