There are calls seeking to reconcile the political split in the country. The goal is to use problem solving to ameliorate the conflict. Negotiation is almost always a good idea, with one enormous exception. To negotiate, the real issues must be on the table. And to this point in the discussion, they are not.
Societal Issues
The Myth of American Equality
On paper, America was founded on the myth of equality, but in practice that has never been the case.
The 2020 Holidays

by Ross Bishop If you are a Trump supporter, the holiday season may not be much different than normal. It will be the usual stress and anxiety raised by having to deal with one another in person. Of course, this is supposed be a joyous and happy time, but I suspect that even in red states things willRead more
The Four Horsemen

Some people view our present spate of problems as the harbinger of The Four Horsemen predicted by St. John in Revelations. Whether or not that is true, each of these crises are serious. They have consequences that are already raising serious hell with the foundations of our culture and if we do not give them their due, the results will be catastrophic.
The Lessons of BLM, COVID-19 and Global Warming

Today the world faces three major crises and in addition America faces a political catastrophe. We’ll settle the catastrophe Nov. 3rd, but the other three: Black Lives Matter, the COVID-19 pandemic and Global Warming are going be with us for a while. What are we to learn from these three phenomenon?

