Fostering Peaceful Holidays in a Time of Fear and Anger

Long before animosities overtook American discourse and Black Friday invaded the entire month of November -- there was something else around Thanksgiving that challenged journalists: coming up with that article aiming to help people get along with family members who drove them nuts when gathering for the holidays. That was tricky to write before COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, and Trump v. Biden -- let alone in the middle of socio-political divisions that never seem to stop escalating, and a pandemic we just can’t seem to shake. And you seriously think you’re going to be able to gather happily with family members who might not agree on all of this?