Please Talk About Politics This Thanksgiving

The proverbial “crazy uncle” has become a stock character in these annual tip-sheets, and the advice on offer can usually be summed up with “don’t bother.”

Except, we do need to bother. The cultural and political divisions which are at the heart of so many of our nation’s problems stem from a growing assumption that the “other side” isn’t worth engaging.

That they’re too crazy.

Too dug-in.