One of the fundamental questions for those who believe in listening, respect, and tolerance is what to do with people who appear to us as dominating, certain of their positions, and intolerant of those who disagree with them.

Tea and Intolerance is a five-part series exploring the political emergence of a Tea Party, and what that represents in the larger social and political collective.

(originally published 2010)

Tea and Intolerance: Part One

Tea and Intolerance, Part Two: The Logic of the Ghost

Tea and Intolerance, Part Three: Serving the Ghosts of Defiance and Resentment

Tea and Intolerance, Part Four: The Authoritarian Personality in Us All

Tea and Intolerance, Part Five: What Can Be Done