Jeff Rasley

Author of ten books including Polarized! The Case for Civility in the Time of Trump. Indianapolis attorney admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar. Graduate of the University of Chicago and Indiana University School of Law.

Tolerating Intolerance? Overcoming the Biggest Obstacle on Facebook

This column poses a question for which I have only a tentative answer. I am interested to learn what answers readers have. How do you deal with friends who are

By Jeff Rasley

/ September 29, 2017

Tolerating Intolerance? Overcoming the Biggest Obstacle on Facebook

Social Media and Politics: Share This At Your Own Risk

Halfway through watching the president’s rally in Phoenix Tuesday night, I had the almost uncontrollable urge to jump on social media and blast off a post expressing my anger.

By Jeff Rasley

/ August 24, 2017

Social Media and Politics: Share This At Your Own Risk

Facebook As a Surprising Antidote to Toxic Political Polarization

"A house divided against itself cannot stand.” - Abraham Lincoln The almost-deadly attack by a gunman at a Republican baseball practice briefly focused national attention on the dangerous level

By Jeff Rasley

/ July 25, 2017