Stop talking, start listening
Americans from all over the country are frustrated with their government, and rightfully so. The past seven years have been an exercise in gridlock, with Republicans in Congress determined to block any initiative on any issue made by the president. Our politics have become tribal — too many people reflexively support their “team” without really considering the tension that lies at the heart of any issue. We have lost our ability to compromise or empathize, to see the world, however briefly, from a point of view other than our own.