We evolved complex social networks in our brains to make us better at bonding, teaching and collaborating. Thus, the best future for American politics is not based on individual competition or group war. The best future politics puts collaborative pluralism, weaving, at the center. We’d be in much better shape if every organization in America lived out these values:Show all the way up. Recognize the inherent value of each person and meet each person where she or he is.

Source: New York Times January 30, 2020 23:03 UTC