Clement Potomac

Lebanon | An Israeli soldier smashing the head of a Jesus Christ statue during operations in southern Lebanon.

BIG personal news: I wrote a book! And it's good. I promise. It comes out on September 15th! So what is I DISAGREE about? It's my answer to the question I get the most: How do you do it?  It's not just Democrats that ask me. It's people of all political stripes who watch the Five or see clips of me flying around and feel like they're going to get an ulcer from just a few minutes of the heated political debate we engage in daily. They want to understand the dynamic - "what's it like in commercial breaks?" - but more than that they want to know how I stay true to my values, find common ground where it's available, and communicate across political and social divides. And they want to do it, too! That's what I DISAGREE does. It uses my life experiences, and some social science, as a roadmap for big lessons that can help all of us do better in representing our beliefs in tough situations. Hopefully, we'll be able to forge a path toward better politics and, crucially, better relationships. You could be facing anything from the Thanksgiving table, to the water cooler at work (if you go to the office), to a TV hit in front of 4 million viewers. It's all rooted in using the same accessible tools for building confidence, knowledge, and approach to difficult conversations and issues.