Here’s how the conversation went and what you can learn from it — Over the weekend, I was catching up with an old friend I’d known since elementary school who we’ll call Steven. We had gone to the same church, been in the same clubs in high school, and joined the Army after college. We weren’t as close as we used to be…

The difference is key to winning in 2022 and beyond — A massive mistake I see Democrats making, myself included, is assuming that all Trump Voters are Trump Supporters. The caricature of Trump Voters in our minds is that they are all MAGA hat-wearing, mask-burning, die-hard Trump Supporters. However, this is far from the case. Of the 73 million people who…

The moral equivalency arguments need to stop — A common theme on Facebook these days is that what the Democrats ‘did’ in 2016 with the Russia ‘hoax’ or Hillary Clinton saying the election was illegitimate is about the same as what Republicans are doing now. Often I see things along these lines: “It’s the difference between two people…

“Listening is the cheapest, yet most effective concession we can make” — FBI Negotiator Gary Noesner — I opened Facebook and at the bottom of a lengthy thread debating if the election was stolen was this response from a Democrat: “What an exhausting conversation… The guy [Trump supporter] raises three bogus points with no references, proceeds to have people present actual articles disputing those bogus points, guy…

Because halfway between a truth and a lie, is still a lie — Trying to discuss politics with Trump supporters these days is exhausting and disorienting. In large part, this is because they rely on logical fallacies which are like magic tricks on the mind that exploit gaps in logic to fool people. By understanding common logical fallacies, it makes it much easier…