Defusing American Anger: A depolarization endeavor

Democrats and Republicans are not symmetrical groups: they have different traits and ways of moving

Republicans and Democrats play a role in making each other more extreme

How does the internet derange and divide us?

How does our anger at "them" create the things we're angry about?

Can we break out of the self-reinforcing polarization "doom loop"?

We can be drawn to distrusting elections when "our side" loses

A criticism of instincts to "go low" when combating political opponents

Cynical interpretations of our adversaries' actions can amplify divides — and help our adversaries

Making mistakes about our opponents' hostile intent