Lets Go

Over the past 2+ years I have had the opportunity to personally meet and befriend many people brought together by a shameful, well-known prosecution in Massachusetts. This includes people from all walks of life, such as distinguished attorneys, Karen’s close family members, “content creators,” supporters from all over the country (and the world), and others who were outraged by injustice. I can say without qualification that I have as much respect for Kelly Read as anyone else I have met and befriended the past few years. She is a loyal, dear friend and a wonderful person. I have no doubt that 99.9% of people who know Kelly and witnessed the nightmare of the past few years —including her family, those who supported Karen as she was wrongfully prosecuted, and Karen’s lawyers—wholeheartedly agree.

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.