Resources

Learn more about what Smart Politics believes, how it works, and where you can use it in your own life.

Articles

VIDEOS

“It’s Not Too Late” Introductory Webinar — A Smart Politics Election-year Project

Netroots Nation 2022 presentation video: How to De-escalate Red Voters with Cooling Conversations

handouts

“It’s Not Too Late” Project Handout

Trust Pyramid / Spectrum of Allies /  Persuasion Conversation Cycle

How to Tame Trolls (Online and In Person) 

Dealing with the Five Types of Political Troublemakers

Persuasion Conversation Cycle and Saving Democracy Questions

TRAINING

Upcoming Webinars

Victory 2024: Abortion and Reproductive Freedom

Wed, Apr 24, 2024, 8 pm ET

The Secret to Persuading Republicans

(Tools 101)

Wed, May 8, 2024, 8 pm ET

Angry Uncle Bot -- AI Practice Chatbots

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ARTICLES

From The Smart Politics Tipsheet on Substack

The Secret to Turning Republicans into Democrats: the Abortion Issue

The Fox News Detox: reducing their exposure to right-wing media

Smart Political Self-Care: sustaining dialogue in a toxic environment

Our Mental Tug of War Between intuition and reason

From the It’s Not Too Late Substack

The “It’s Not Too Late” Project: connecting cures MAGA—and saves democracy

How I Know It’s Not Too Late for Republican voters to change their minds

From Progressively Speaking on Medium

Why Unfriending Trump Supporters is a Mistake

How to Persuade a Trump Voter: Let's Talk About the Elephant in the Room

3 Ways You Won't Persuade a Trump Voter (And 3 Ways You Might)

How to Talk With Racism Deniers

The Smart Politics podcast

other media

Ep. 1: Hello world!

Ep. 2: Telling others what to think doesn’t work

Ep. 3: On Joe Rogan and vaccine misinformation

Ep. 4: Healing relationships

Ep. 5: Effective Antiracism Allyship

Ep. 6: Discussing Ukraine, Biden, & Putin with Republicans

Ep. 7: What’s Street Epistemology?

Ep. 8: Talking with climate change skeptics

Ep. 9 Managing triggering conversations

KSQD Be Bold America 1/30/22

Videos

Smart Politics offers lectures, workshops, and webinars. Here are some past examples.

Workshops

Smart Politics offers lectures, workshops, and webinars. Here are some past examples.