Don Schweitzer

"The sorting we do to ourselves and to one another is, at best, unintentional and reflexive. At worst, it is stereotyping that dehumanizes. The paradox is that we all love the readymade filing system. It’s so handy when we want to quickly characterize people. But, yet we resent it when we’re the ones getting filed away." — Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness Over the past 15 years, American political life has become increasingly shaped by insulation, caricature, and contempt. The Right has...

"If knowledge is power, knowing what we don't know is wisdom." — Adam Grant Advocacy often loves certainty. In many advocacy spaces, the people who appear confident, unwavering, and convinced of their moral position are the ones who gain attention and influence. They speak with conviction, they move quickly, and they push for action. In movements built around justice and urgency, certainty can easily feel like strength. Yet, certainty has a shadow that is rarely discussed. When we become too...

A Shift in the Temperature of Disagreement "The aftermath of nonviolence is the creation of the beloved community, while the aftermath of violence is tragic bitterness. We must see that every end we seek must be joined with a means that is as pure as the end itself." — Martin Luther King Jr. A quiet but significant shift has taken place in American social life. A trend that began in the 1980s and dramatically accelerated after 2000 is that Americans started prioritizing political alignment...