Engage To Win

05/01/2026

When disagreement turns into delegitimization, things don’t just get louder—they get more dangerous. This connects some dots many of us have been seeing. What do you think?

What “never normalize” has done to our judgment

03/25/2026

Sometimes the funniest sketches contain the most uncomfortable truths.

The media is busy telling us it’s “just a flesh wound” while the U.S. and Israel just delivered what four presidents (Democrats and Republicans alike) only talked about for decades.

Monty Python’s Black Knight is alive and well in newsrooms. If you’re done with the gaslighting, I’d love to hear your take after you read it.

Iran, nuclear blackmail, and the abuse of “imminent threat”

03/02/2026

Have you ever had a “lunch‑companion” moment—a friend or relative you now tiptoe around because of what one of you believes?

In this new piece, I start with a stranger at a luncheon and then walk through ICE, Epstein, and gender ideology asking one hard question for all of us: can we talk about these hot‑button issues with people who disagree, still find some common ground, and hold everyone to the same MLK standard of fairness?

I’d really value this group’s thoughts on whether the essay lives up to it.

From ICE to Epstein to gender medicine, we keep seeing what we want in the ink blots. See if you pass the MLK Test.

11/04/2025

Last month I made remarks on Yom Kippur that revealed the antidote the moral decay. Are you as hopeful as I am?

Hostages freed. Hamas executes. NYC’s next mayor? Tucker’s moral spiral. My Yom Kippur reflections reveal the ancient moral anchor that can still save the West.

10/17/2025

Reflections inspired by Christian grace and a Buddhist parable about what we “carry in our cups.” A little light for Shabbat — and for a week that’s given us hope and release.

My Rosh Hashanah remarks, inspired by a profound Buddhist parable about what we “carry in our cups.”

09/22/2025

Is persuasion still possible in America? I welcome your reflections to mine! And L'shana Tova to my Jewish friends!

Can we restore the American Idea — for our children and our humanity?

07/13/2025

We are so divided! I welcome your thoughts — and would be especially grateful to hear from those who see things differently.

Will you join me in being a moral beacon?

What the World Needs Now — Moral Beacons for America’s 250th

06/23/2025

On Father’s Day I shared the eulogy I gave for my dad.
Readers said it offered a roadmap for how to think ahead to honor a life and say goodbye, even amid controversy.
I hope it helps others too.
https://www.thinkagainusa.com/p/the-eulogy-i-fought-to-give

05/05/2025

When the stakes are high and the crowd is hostile, knowing how to speak up persuasively may be the most vital skill we have.

How to Speak Hard Truths with Grace — and Actually Change Minds: Knowing how to speak up persuasively may be the most important skill we need right now.

04/11/2025

Hoping you'll join me in changing communication for good!

Is Donald Trump a tariff tyrant or a contemporary Moses – leading the world to a fairer trade system, and Americans to a better dream “somewhere over the rainbow”?