June 2021

In the first part of this argument, I tried to persuade you that conflict is a normal part human interaction, and that it can be good for us if done in a constructive way. I distinguished a constructive form of conflict, which I called “arguing”, from a destructive form, which I called “fighting.” I then …

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The conventional wisdom is that nothing gets done in this country because we are constantly arguing with each other. In particular, nothing gets done in Congress because our elected representatives argue too much.  To the contrary, I claim that we don’t argue enough, and especially that Congress does not argue nearly enough. I believe that …

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