Peter T Coleman
@petertcoleman1.bsky.social
Columbia Prof, Dad, Psychologist, Dog-friend. Applying leading science and tech to advance peace, constructive conflict and social justice. Latest Book: The Way Out: How to Overcome Toxic Polarization.
This is our country on toxic polarization. Below is the spike in the number of threats against our elected leaders in Washington DC.
America today.
America today.
January 31, 2026 at 1:52 PM
This is our country on toxic polarization. Below is the spike in the number of threats against our elected leaders in Washington DC.
America today.
America today.
I support this idea for an economic strike as non-violent civil disobedience to curb the overreach of the Trump administration - especially targeting blue states and their perceived political adversaries. Go to www.resistandunsubscribe.com
Resist and Unsubscribe
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January 31, 2026 at 1:06 PM
I support this idea for an economic strike as non-violent civil disobedience to curb the overreach of the Trump administration - especially targeting blue states and their perceived political adversaries. Go to www.resistandunsubscribe.com
At the launch of our Conflict Intelligence Lab, I demonstrated how two people opposed in conflict can choose to reduce resistance (rather than increase tension) in order to change the dynamic from coercion to cooperation. To learn more, go to: lnkd.in/g2uhXG8h
January 30, 2026 at 1:36 AM
At the launch of our Conflict Intelligence Lab, I demonstrated how two people opposed in conflict can choose to reduce resistance (rather than increase tension) in order to change the dynamic from coercion to cooperation. To learn more, go to: lnkd.in/g2uhXG8h
It is quite humbling that after a 30-year career as a Columbia Prof and Conflict Resolver, my most buzzy work is a 1982 commercial for Pakistani menswear.
Bonanza Garments Pakistan by Mehnaz & Talat Hussain-Tariq's PTV Classics... youtu.be/ljXhPtbXJ_I?... via @YouTube
Bonanza Garments Pakistan by Mehnaz & Talat Hussain-Tariq's PTV Classics... youtu.be/ljXhPtbXJ_I?... via @YouTube
Bonanza Garments Pakistan by Mehnaz & Talat Hussain-Tariq's PTV Classics 82 (Imran Khan look-alike)
YouTube video by theTariqFactor
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January 26, 2026 at 1:03 PM
It is quite humbling that after a 30-year career as a Columbia Prof and Conflict Resolver, my most buzzy work is a 1982 commercial for Pakistani menswear.
Bonanza Garments Pakistan by Mehnaz & Talat Hussain-Tariq's PTV Classics... youtu.be/ljXhPtbXJ_I?... via @YouTube
Bonanza Garments Pakistan by Mehnaz & Talat Hussain-Tariq's PTV Classics... youtu.be/ljXhPtbXJ_I?... via @YouTube
I highly recommend this new report by More in Common on the nature of the Trump coalition. It will usefully complicate your understanding of "them". beyondmaga.us
Beyond MAGA: A Profile of the Trump Coalition
#BeyondMAGA studies 2024 Trump voters and reveals Trump's support is a coalition, not a cult. Meet the 4 types of Trump voters: MAGA Hardliners, Anti-Woke Conservatives, Mainline Republicans, and the ...
beyondmaga.us
January 23, 2026 at 1:43 PM
I highly recommend this new report by More in Common on the nature of the Trump coalition. It will usefully complicate your understanding of "them". beyondmaga.us
THIS IS OUR WORLD IN CONFLICT. It demands exceptionally high levels of Conflict-Intelligent Leadership. Go to:
- direct.mit.edu/ngtn/article...
- hbr.org/2025/07/the-...
- www.tc.columbia.edu/tcacademy/pr...
- direct.mit.edu/ngtn/article...
- hbr.org/2025/07/the-...
- www.tc.columbia.edu/tcacademy/pr...
January 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM
THIS IS OUR WORLD IN CONFLICT. It demands exceptionally high levels of Conflict-Intelligent Leadership. Go to:
- direct.mit.edu/ngtn/article...
- hbr.org/2025/07/the-...
- www.tc.columbia.edu/tcacademy/pr...
- direct.mit.edu/ngtn/article...
- hbr.org/2025/07/the-...
- www.tc.columbia.edu/tcacademy/pr...
I highly recommend this astute analysis of America's almost irresistible proclivity for violence.
medium.com/@manfred.ket...
medium.com/@manfred.ket...
Why America has so much political violence: an inquiry into the American psyche
By Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries
medium.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I highly recommend this astute analysis of America's almost irresistible proclivity for violence.
medium.com/@manfred.ket...
medium.com/@manfred.ket...
The effects of different approaches to political leadership has long been clear: Authoritarian = Fragile Compliance; Laissez-Faire = Complete Chaos; Democratic = Robust Consensus. Any questions?
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
What a 1939 Experiment Teaches Us About Political Leadership
A forgotten 1939 experiment reveals why strongmen and leaderless drift fail—and why democracy survives only with disciplined, demanding leadership.
www.psychologytoday.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:43 PM
The effects of different approaches to political leadership has long been clear: Authoritarian = Fragile Compliance; Laissez-Faire = Complete Chaos; Democratic = Robust Consensus. Any questions?
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
What a 1939 Experiment Teaches Us About Political Leadership | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
What a 1939 Experiment Teaches Us About Political Leadership
A forgotten 1939 experiment reveals why strongmen and leaderless drift fail—and why democracy survives only with disciplined, demanding leadership.
www.psychologytoday.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:19 AM
What a 1939 Experiment Teaches Us About Political Leadership | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
Once again, a clear-eyed take on the dire consequences of the Miller-Trump approach to foreign policy. Listen and learn.
youtu.be/4NTKY9cF2-0?...
youtu.be/4NTKY9cF2-0?...
Fareed’s take: Venezuela action is a rupture in US foreign policy
YouTube video by CNN
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Once again, a clear-eyed take on the dire consequences of the Miller-Trump approach to foreign policy. Listen and learn.
youtu.be/4NTKY9cF2-0?...
youtu.be/4NTKY9cF2-0?...
Once again, a clear-eyed take on the dire consequences of the Miller-Trump approach to foreign policy. Listen and learn.
x.com/FareedZakari...
x.com/FareedZakari...
x.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Once again, a clear-eyed take on the dire consequences of the Miller-Trump approach to foreign policy. Listen and learn.
x.com/FareedZakari...
x.com/FareedZakari...
2025 was a disheartening year for those of us working in the peace and justice sector. Here is an overview of our efforts to stem the tide: mailchi.mp/1cffacfc5a43...
January 10, 2026 at 1:53 AM
2025 was a disheartening year for those of us working in the peace and justice sector. Here is an overview of our efforts to stem the tide: mailchi.mp/1cffacfc5a43...
This is an excellent example of "positive deviance", a problem-solving approach finding individuals within a community who use uncommon, successful strategies to solve common problems, then spreading those practices to help others with similar challenges.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/p...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/p...
50 States, 50 Fixes
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:27 PM
This is an excellent example of "positive deviance", a problem-solving approach finding individuals within a community who use uncommon, successful strategies to solve common problems, then spreading those practices to help others with similar challenges.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/p...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/p...
A Superpower for 2026.
How Well Do You Navigate and Leverage Conflict at Work? www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/202...
How Well Do You Navigate and Leverage Conflict at Work? www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/202...
How Well Do You Navigate and Leverage Conflict at Work?
Explore the patterns holding you back at work and find recommendations for turning professional challenges into opportunities with this 60-second quiz from TC’s Conflict Intelligence Lab
www.tc.columbia.edu
January 2, 2026 at 3:25 PM
A Superpower for 2026.
How Well Do You Navigate and Leverage Conflict at Work? www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/202...
How Well Do You Navigate and Leverage Conflict at Work? www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/202...
Many of the most knotty problems we face today like national political divisions are what Karl Popper called "cloud problems": highly complex, volatile, and seemingly impossible to solve. But only when they are approached as "fixable clock problems." Knowing the difference is everything.
December 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Many of the most knotty problems we face today like national political divisions are what Karl Popper called "cloud problems": highly complex, volatile, and seemingly impossible to solve. But only when they are approached as "fixable clock problems." Knowing the difference is everything.
This essay on "consciousness" should be carefully avoided by all thinking people. Tantalized?
harpers.org/archive/2025...
harpers.org/archive/2025...
The Tune of Things, by Christian Wiman
Is consciousness God?
harpers.org
December 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This essay on "consciousness" should be carefully avoided by all thinking people. Tantalized?
harpers.org/archive/2025...
harpers.org/archive/2025...
American politics has lost its way and its decline is spreading globally. Here is a basic adjustment to set us on a new path.
pc84.medium.com/our-politics...
pc84.medium.com/our-politics...
Our Politics is Running on Fission and it is Unsustainable
Peter T. Coleman
pc84.medium.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
American politics has lost its way and its decline is spreading globally. Here is a basic adjustment to set us on a new path.
pc84.medium.com/our-politics...
pc84.medium.com/our-politics...
Listen to FZ's clear-eyed, constitutionally-informed caution about the increasingly uncheck power of the American Presidency. Or suffer the consequences.
x.com/FareedZakari...
x.com/FareedZakari...
x.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Listen to FZ's clear-eyed, constitutionally-informed caution about the increasingly uncheck power of the American Presidency. Or suffer the consequences.
x.com/FareedZakari...
x.com/FareedZakari...
An essential insight offered by the late Emile Bruneau, one of our best peace researchers.
pc84.medium.com/the-radical-...
pc84.medium.com/the-radical-...
The Radical Power of Hearing or Being Heard?
What Emile Bruneau Taught Us About Healing Divided Societies
pc84.medium.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
An essential insight offered by the late Emile Bruneau, one of our best peace researchers.
pc84.medium.com/the-radical-...
pc84.medium.com/the-radical-...
Our formula is simple. When positive intergroup reciprocity outweighs negative intergroup reciprocity by about 3:1 - communities sustain peace. Try it for the holidays!!
My thanks to Making Peace Visible for working tirelessly to fight back against the media outrage industrial complex and speak about peacefulness.
NEW EPISODE | U.S. polarization is deepening—but @columbiauniversity.bsky.social scholar @petertcoleman1.bsky.social says a “radical new science of peace” offers hope. His lab analyzed 700k news stories from 18 countries, uncovering patterns shaping peace and division.
LISTEN👉 tinyurl.com/msburn6r
LISTEN👉 tinyurl.com/msburn6r
November 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Our formula is simple. When positive intergroup reciprocity outweighs negative intergroup reciprocity by about 3:1 - communities sustain peace. Try it for the holidays!!
My thanks to Making Peace Visible for working tirelessly to fight back against the media outrage industrial complex and speak about peacefulness.
NEW EPISODE | U.S. polarization is deepening—but @columbiauniversity.bsky.social scholar @petertcoleman1.bsky.social says a “radical new science of peace” offers hope. His lab analyzed 700k news stories from 18 countries, uncovering patterns shaping peace and division.
LISTEN👉 tinyurl.com/msburn6r
LISTEN👉 tinyurl.com/msburn6r
November 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
My thanks to Making Peace Visible for working tirelessly to fight back against the media outrage industrial complex and speak about peacefulness.
My thanks to Making Peace Visible for working tirelessly to fight back against the media outrage industrial complex and speak about peacefulness. www.makingpeacevisible.org/peter-colema...
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
My thanks to Making Peace Visible for working tirelessly to fight back against the media outrage industrial complex and speak about peacefulness. www.makingpeacevisible.org/peter-colema...