Courage in the face of fear is not for the faint of heart, especially for those whose hearts are broken.  The first Saturday after this country’s national election could have…

By Siri Myhrom. Reprinted from The Huffington Post. My friend Jessica invited me last year to be a part of a project she is developing. She co-hosts and organizes intimate Living Room…

By Ralph Benko. Reprinted from The Huffington Post. More than a few of my left-of-center friends have expressed anxiety to me about the possibility of street violence should Hillary Clinton win…

By Rev. Linda Taylor. Reprinted from The Huffington Post. There’s a Bible story that speaks to me about our current national situation. It’s the story of a rich man who for…

By Ralph J Benko. Reprinted from The Huffington Post. John Trumbull‘s painting, Declaration of Independence, depicting the five-man drafting committee of the Declaration of Independence, including Jefferson and Adams Last August, Washington Post Bigfoot Columnist…

By Mary Gaylord. Reprinted from The Huffington Post. One of my favorite books is What Was I Scared Of? by Dr. Seuss. The story is about a person afraid of a pair of empty,…

By Serena Witherspoon. Reprinted from The Huffington Post. A year ago I hosted my first Living Room Conversation, the topic was youth voting— more specifically why youth choose to register or not. One…

By Ralph Benko. Reprinted from The Huffington Post. J.D. Vance, one of the freshest new writers on the scene, recently published a wonderful op-ed in the New York Times, When it comes…

by Joan Blades. Reprinted from The Huffington Post. In theory our education system was designed to give us an educated electorate. Yet somehow among eligible voters, 18 to 24 year olds are the…

by Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg, Washington, DC sculptor. Reprinted from The Huffington Post. Sex, religion and money. These used to be the subjects to avoid. Now, it is politics. Co-workers, friends, even families are…