Becca Kearl is on a mission to help people engage in political conversations even when they don't agree. She is the executive director of Living Room Conversations, a nonprofit that tries to help ...

A shift from opinions to concerns allows a much more successful conversation in both politics and family relationships.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Worried about Thanksgiving table talk turning to divisive politics? You're not alone. More Americans today compared to just a few years ago said discussing politics with someone on ...

Every holiday season brings with it the same warning: Unless everyone is on the same political side, leave your politics at the door. And every few years, I write another article explaining that ...

Avoid discussing religion, money, or politics in polite company, the saying goes. Still, fundraisers have to talk about money all the time, and occasionally religion, particularly if they work for a ...

A recent political discussion between myself and a friend in the college lab at my prison could have ended like other political discussions these days, with insults, yelling, then ignoring each other.