Archive - The Smart Politics Way

Most People Aren't Ready for Four More Years of Trump—Here's How to Be the Exception

This overlooked mental strategy will give you the focus and mental clarity to defend democracy.

4 hrs ago •

Your Brain Isn't Built for Politics—Here's What to Do About It

Instead of fighting or fleeing, use these three scientifically proven psychological strategies to quickly calm down and carry on.

Feb 17 •

Five Things We Won’t Ask You to Do

Mapping out the negative spaces of our positive work

Feb 12 •

Locke Peterseim

How to Stop Panicking About Trump

Five environmental solutions almost no one is using.

Feb 10 •

Why This is the Way

Smart Politics asks us to do the one thing most of us avoid: Talk with Trump supporters.

Feb 7 •

Locke Peterseim

Join the Smart Politics subscriber chat

A private space for us to converse and connect

Feb 7 •

Panic Benefits Trump

Authoritarians win when their opponents lose their cool.

Feb 3 •

January 2025

10 Steps for Saving Democracy

The worst is yet to come. Here's what to do about it.

Jan 27 •

November 2024

5 Tips for Staying Sane Post-Election

Because self-care is an act of radical resistance.

Nov 23, 2024 •

April 2024

Smart Political Self-Care

A strategic approach to sustaining dialogue in a toxic environment.

Apr 5, 2024 •

March 2024

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