Nick Kristof argues that privileged liberals should avoid demeaning Trump supporters as a matter of political strategy. Here, I discuss how liberals and Trump supporters tend to demean each other because each side feels politically disempowered—and I compare them to the high-stakes conflict of Israel/Gaza as well as a relatively low-stakes conflict in the field of psychology. Read more

Cross-cultural research examining how dignity, face, and honor cultures view collaborative versus coercive theories of power. Read more

I talk with host Melissa Hamilton about how coercive power differs from persuasive influence and how to be sure we’re using power the way we want to. Read more