Will they survive the flood? — With the conclusion of the midterm elections, it appears that the hyper-capitalist Division-Industrial Complex — a loose alliance dominated by Fox News and other right-wing media outlets — has hit a bump in the road. That bump is what we might humbly refer to as “reality”. As I’ve noted in…

But for some, this unity must be stopped — Remember January 6th, when Fox News couldn’t decide if the people raiding the Capitol were Antifa, patriots, or tourists? It presented a serious ratings challenge that required numerous backflips to maintain the own-the-libs narrative demanded by their audience. When it was over, what remained of their “legitimate political discourse” was…

And it begins with understanding today’s Republican Party — In addition to being plagued by a plague, America suffers from what I’ve so often referred to as Problem #1 — the reality that we no longer have a shared reality. …

As my regular readers know, I have long emphasized that all of America’s major dysfunction is rooted in what I have referred to as “Problem #1” — the reality that we are divided by alternate realities. …

For Vlad, winter is coming — “Pretty good for a Russian,” said Dmitry, my Russian client/colleague. It was 2005 and I was working with him in Moscow on the then embryonic bid for Sochi, Russia to host the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. …

The Western world has yet to unleash its most lethal weapon — Problem #1 in America, and now in the world, is stunningly simple and ever more obvious: It is the reality that we have multiple realities. All of our other problems, rooted as they are in controversial issues, can be traced back to the single challenge of competing realities. …

The fundamental human flaw that explains all atrocities — Be a Man! Put your big boy pants on! Don’t be a (insert derogatory and/or vulgar sexist or homophobic reference to someone or something that is universally considered not “manly”) These are just a few contemporary examples of triggering statements that have existed since the dawn of humanity. Their purpose…

Biden must unleash our better angels — It is time once again for that annual presidential performance of pomp and pageantry: The State of the Union speech — the chance for the president to say things that trigger an endless string of standing ovations by one side while the other expresses their disagreement via motionless scowling. Yes…

And many of us are not going to like it — There is a long history of great leaders who, in their moment of transcendence, were ridiculed, attacked, or even (literally) crucified for their choice of the unconventional path. What was once radical often proves to be both logical and moral with the benefit of time. The context and judgments of…