I want this nation to heal. But let me be clear — healing is not forgetting. Healing is not looking the other way. You cannot build something whole on a rotten foundation.
Category: Common Ground
What do we share across lines of politics, identity, and belief? These pieces examine the overlooked intersections and unlikely agreements that form the basis for meaningful civic and social life.
The Path
Daryl Davis is a Black musician who befriended members of the KKK — not to endorse them, but to talk. Over 200 members left the organization because of it. That’s the power of conversation over contempt.
The Oath
I know good people — kind people — who voted for Trump. I like them and I’m troubled by them at the same time. That tension tears me apart. And I don’t think I’m alone in that.
