Creating Common Ground Magazine

How to Have a Political Conversation About Abortion I: Lead with Compassion

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D. People are invested in their political positions. Political conversations tend to generate heat. When we perceive…Read More

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D.

Jan 2
How Not to Have a (Political) Conversation about Abortion

By Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D. Abortion is one of our most contentious issues. What is the best way to discuss…Read More

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D.

Jan 2
Cultural Appropriation is Necessary for Cultural Development

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D. Recently, arguments have emerged in opposition to the practice of “cultural appropriation”. Oxford Languages defines…Read More

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D.

Nov 6
Meet Them Where They’re At: How to Foster Connection, Understanding and Social Change

Nicholas G. Lattanzio, Psy.D. As it currently stands, we are somewhere (hopefully) in the backend of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet…Read More

Nicholas G. Lattanzio, Psy.D.

Aug 16
Consequences of Fundamentalism: Lessons from the Attack on Salmon Rushdie

Salman Rushdie was stabbed multiple times before he was scheduled to speak at a literary event in Chautaugua New York…Read More

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D.

Aug 13
When Our Insecurities Create Conflict – And What To Do About It

Jonathan Reams, Ph.D. We all face a puzzle in life, the puzzle of identity. We experience ourselves as unique,…Read More

Jonathan Reams

Aug 12
Can We Create Common Ground on the Issue of Transgenderism?

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D. Sex doesn’t trump gender; but gender doesn’t trump sex either. Traditionally, the contrast between…Read More

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D.

Aug 11
The Transformative Power of Circles

Melody Lee We live in a polarized society. As citizens of a nation, we are as distant from each other…Read More

Melody Lee

Aug 9
We Need to Move Beyond the “Morality of Me”

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D. In a previous article, I argued that contemporary morality in the United States is…Read More

Michael F. Mascolo

Jan 8
Is Radical Individualism Destroying Our Moral Compass?

“Liberty cannot be established without morality” — Alexis de Tocqueville Over the past half century or more, modern individualism has…Read More

Michael F. Mascolo

Dec 28

Latest Editorials

The Importance of Culture in the Classroom – It’s Not What You Might Think

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D.

Jul 30
Don’t Talk to Your Political Opponent! They’ll Pollute You.

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D.

Jul 29

Latest Articles

The Importance of Culture in the Classroom – It’s Not What You Might Think

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D.

Jul 30
Don’t Talk to Your Political Opponent! They’ll Pollute You.

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D.

Jul 29

Latest Research

The Transformation of a White Supremacist

Mascolo, M. F. (2016). The transformation of an ex-white supremacist: A dialecticaldevelopmental analysis. Qualitative Psychology, 1-20.

Dec 19
The Relational Origins of Morality.

Mascolo, M. F., & DiBianca Fasoli (2020). The relational origins of morality and its development. In M. F. Mascolo & T. Bidell (Eds.) Handbook of Integrative Psychological Development (pp. 392-421). Routledge/Taylor & Francis.
Bridging Partisan Divides

Mascolo, M. F. (2020). Bridging Political Diversity through Dialectical Engagement and Radical Sociality. Journal of Constructivist Psychology.

Dec 19
Bridging Cultural Conflict through Dialectical Engagement

Marginean, D., Lambert, S., La Torre, J., & Mascolo, M. F. (2019). Transcending Cultural Divides: Dialectical Engagement in the Cultural Construction of Self. Psychological Studies, 64, 365–375.

Dec 19