Ten Tips on Civil Dialogue
By Terry Paulson, PhD Free and open political discussions have always helped make America strong. Such dialogue is the fire that tests the metal of our convictions and the depth of our understanding. They aren’t to be avoided but harnessed in a way that risks influence without demonizing adversaries. In a free society, finding clarity is […]
Re-Air: Saving Lives Through Organ Transplants (2322)
A single donor can save as many as 8 lives through organ donation and help as many as 75 people through cornea and tissue donation.
Water Problems in America (2812)
Water is our most valuable resource and the issues surrounding not having enough of it are critical. Do we have enough for now and the future?
Re-air: What Can We Learn from Dead Philosophers? with Eric Weiner (2709)
Eric Weiner, award-winning journalist, former foreign correspondent for NPR, and best-selling author of The Geography of Bliss, among others, joined hosts Dennis McCuistion and Jim Falk for a rollicking discussion on his newest work, The Socrates Express, and shared insights from some of our favorite philosophers.
Re-air: Why is Antisemitism Still With Us? (2711)
Is anti-Semitism still an issue in the U.S. and elsewhere? Our experts, Holly Huffnagle: The American Jewish Committee’s, U.S. Director, for Combating Antisemitism and Sara Abosch Jacobson, Ph.D., Senior Director for Education in the Dallas Holocaust Museum, say absolutely.
Re-air: How Do We Regain Trust? (2704)
Join our hosts, Dennis McCuistion and Jim Falk and guests, on May 1, on KERA, Channel 13 in Dallas, for an insightful look at what trust is, and why it’s so important to conducting business and nurturing relationships.
TRUST and Feedback—Part II: Perception vs. Reality
Before you offer someone feedback, ask yourself, why am I giving feedback? Yoram Solomon discusses the perception and reality of feedback
The Mental Challenges of Being an Olympian (2811)
As we have witnessed in recent years the stress and anxiety Olympic athletes face can lead to mental challenges. See what our experts have to say.
The China Nightmare (2810)
Join us to learn more about our challenges with China.
Political Polarization: What Are the Solutions? Part Two (2809)
The chasm dividing and undermining our relationships keeps growing, with each side blaming and demonizing the other without seeing how their own actions have contributed to the situation. What are the solutions to this polarization? Watch the discussion between Robert E. Hall, Chip Pitts, and Terry Paulson, Ph. D.
The Masterful Phil Wexler
Phil was a passionate advocate of human rights. He joined us two decades plus years ago for a McCuistion TV program, Liberal, Objectivist, Conservative: Divergent Voices In America.
The program won a Telly Award; an award that showcases the best work in television and video. Each year they receive over 12,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents.
I thought you’d enjoy watching this program as it shows very diverse perspectives, without arguing or disrespect. Phil was masterful.
Remembering Madeline Albright
For those of you who have read my second book, The Absent Superpower, recent events in Ukraine should not come as a surprise. Chapter 6, The Twilight War, lays out how Russian geography and demographic realities would dictate Russian aggression in its immediate periphery. This is not a justification of Moscow’s aggression against its neighbor, but international watchers should not be feigning surprise.