On Who Is Running Our Country

This week…Deranged, monstrous, power grabbing, anti-American, violent rapists. That, according to the week’s political analysis, is who is running our country. What more needs be said?

When reading these examples, check the above list and ask yourself: regardless of whether you agree or disagree, is this really advancing an intelligent resolution through the persuasive, rational arguments of advocacy…or simply fueling the fire of conflict through the divisive, emotional manipulations of polarization?

Here are a few blue and red polarizing headlines from the past week.

Blue Headlines

The GOP Is Embracing More Ruthless Power Grabs in the Face of Huge Political Challenges

The GOP’s Power Grabs Grow Bolder by the Day

After Democratic debate, Fox’s Newt Gingrich calls Democrats “an anti-American party”

Right Wing Round-Up: Christians Are Free to Ignore the Bible

Donald Trump, Rapist-In-Chief

Rape doesn’t matter to Trump’s base—or the people he’s put into our government

Texas, your senior senator is a monster

Religious Right Activists Meet the GOP’s Red New Scare

Red Headlines

Leftism’s Destruction of America

Democrats are Officially the Party of Derangement

Democrats: Open Borders 4-Evah

Come And See The Violence Inherent In The Leftism

The Democratic Debates Are A Pageant Of Potemkin Socialism

The Party of Illegal Immigration

The Democratic Debate Debacle: Part II, Darkness Falls

For Liberal CEOs, Abortion Is Good for Business

Democrats Love Suffering So They Can Blame Republicans

More to explore

‘It absolutely changed my life’: How a conflict-ridden ‘dirtball’ became a legendary bridge builder

09/02/2026 No Comments

Growing up in the eighties, his family moved all around the Midwest as his parents chased down steady, blue-collar work: factory jobs, construction, truck driving, whatever could pay the bills. “We were always poor,” Wilk said. And whether they were in Iowa, South Dakota, Colorado, or Minnesota, he often found himself on the outs. “It didn’t matter which side of the tracks we were on,” he said. “It was always the wrong side of the tracks.”

‘Braver Angels really helped me to see the humanity in people from the other side’: One high schooler’s journey to better political conversations

06/18/2026 No Comments

A native of Boulder, Colorado, Mia didn’t know many Trump supporters—and she was nervous to engage with them. “I was like, ‘Don’t they hate women? Don’t they hate black people?’” she said. “That was my initial belief because that’s what I had heard about people who voted for Trump.” But she quickly realized she was wrong. During the first Braver Lens session, Mia was able to connect with conservatives in the group and recognize their points of commonality. “When we met, they showed their pictures, and explained their life stories, and I was able to see where our values overlap,” she said.

How a Christian conservative found his way to Braver Angels

06/09/2026 No Comments

As a young man, Daniel’s father emerged from a broken, dysfunctional home looking for direction and found it while attending a Billy Graham crusade in Chicago. There, he “walked forward”—committing himself to Jesus Christ and changing the trajectory of his family. Not long after, he married Daniel’s mom, a Christian convert whose grandparents sought refuge in America after escaping pogroms in Europe.

David
07/06/2019 at 3:25 pm

It seems to me that these common methods of polarization are pretty much right out of the Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals by Saul D. Alinsky. I’ll agree that they are now being freely adopted by both sides of the divide but these techniques do have a source.

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