Traditional Town Halls A traditional town hall is an informal public meeting, usually held in a public space. Everybody in the community is invited to attend and participate. Typically, elected public officials host such meetings to discuss community issues, face to face with the local town’s people, who have an opportunity to add to the [...]

Do you get flustered at how some people negatively respond to you when you attempt to make a point about a political issue?  After all, all you’re trying to do is get your ideas across, but they react so defensively and don’t seem to listen. They seem to interrupt, barking back their opinions, or just [...]

Up to now, the story of how liberals and conservatives engage in political discourse and problem solving has been marked by polarization, with questionable outcomes. Each side pushes its own agenda, thinking it has the answers to all the problems. The question is whether this story has served us well? We face mounting problems, including [...]