Dear Friend,

Dear Friend, It’s taken weeks of quiet (and not so quiet) struggle to get back to a place where I can even consider writing again. For the first time since I started this flawed but earnest letter-writing project, I’ve felt too raw—too hurt and betrayed, even (I’m embarrassed to admit)—to consider reaching across the divide. Maybe, I have found myself thinking, the chasm is finally too wide. Maybe it’s time to concede defeat. I’m not proud of this train of thought, but there

Each of us has a role to play when it comes to lowering the political temperature. How do we know if we’re making things better or worse?...

While my political kin went to the No Kings protests last Saturday, I attended Donald Trump's military parade. This is what I found. Dear...

Note: I'm mainly writing on Substack now ( join me there! ), but am posting this letter here, too, as I think it's that important. Please...

"Last night, Jim and I, along with co-hosts Beth and Michelle, welcomed people into our home in an intentional effort to process (or...

Dear friend, It’s been one week since the election. The hatred and vitriol coming from all sides is seemingly unprecedented, at least in...

Dear Friend, You’re feeling a lot better than I am today, so I figure it might not be the worst time to ask you for a favor or two. It...

Hi friend. Someone asked me last Tuesday if The Letters Project had changed me in any way. “Yes,” I said, simply and emphatically. I...

Dear friend, I confess I’m afraid. The beginning of this letter reflects my fear, and for that I hope you'll forgive me. I know we can’t...

Hi Friend, I went to the Hamilton County Democratic Headquarters Tuesday night to write postcards for Missy Crutchfield, a Democratic...

Hi Friend. This week, instead of writing a letter, I'm simply going to suggest you watch the HBO documentary Stopping the Steal. Better...

Hi, friend. This isn’t particularly relevant or interesting, but the celery soup I referred to in my last letter was not  good. You will...

Dear Friend, I'm home! In 2.5 weeks, I drove from Tennessee to Virginia (twice) and then on to DC, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts,...

All this and more in this week's letter. On the evening of Super Tuesday, March 5, shortly before Donald Trump effectively ended the...

Hi friend, Before the political train gets too far down the tracks (things are moving quickly these days), we might take a moment to...

The answer to this question is wildly important. Hi Friend. When it comes to figuring out whether or not the election was stolen, the...

Friends, My heart is heavy this morning after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump's life yesterday at a rally in...

“The post-truth playbook goes like this: attack the truth-tellers, lie about anything and everything, manufacture disinformation,...

People are sick of politics, friend. The issues we're facing are hard, news fatigue is real, and neither presidential candidate is...

Dear friend, So now we come to the crux of the matter. You might have noticed I’m not writing at the rate I once was. Honestly, I have...