by John Stewart | Jan 8, 2024 | Featured, Posts
We wisely avoid sociopaths, because they can abuse, injure, and kill people without feeling bad. They have no empathy, no desire or ability to understand or feel where another person is coming from and to respond appropriately. This is a hugely important... by John Stewart | Jun 14, 2023 | Featured, Posts
My new book, Dismantling Racism One On One highlights the power of each person’s uniqueness to transform racist interactions. The key, as I explain there, is for conversation partners to co-construct uniquenesses. I re-tell three true stories of racist... by John Stewart | May 23, 2023 | Extended Blog Entry, Opinion Essay
When Oscar host Neil Patrick Harris mocked the whiteness of the 2015 awards, some viewers were offended, but most of those whose heads were out of the sand for at least part of the previous year recognized that Harris’ writers had just googled what’s trending. All... by John Stewart | May 23, 2023 | Opinion Essay, Workshop/Self Help
The Challenge to Reclaim Democracy: De-Polarizing Hillary & Barack Lecture given at Gonzaga U., Spokane, WA,... by John Stewart | May 23, 2023 | Memoir
Well before Starbucks, coffee came in metal cans that opened with a key. You pried up the tab at the top of the can, inserted it into the slot on the key, gave a sharp twist to pop the vacuum seal, and enjoyed a delightful whiff of fresh grounds. Then you kept...