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Alan Alda is currently appearing in a movie about divorce (“Marriage Story”). In a recent interview he said that there is a paradox when people with children get divorced. They have failed in their ability to communicate during their marriage and yet their need to co-parent their children will demand enhanced communication. This is the […]
November 3, 2019
The successful author, Jane Green explained why mediation made sense for her in her divorce action in a brief 50 words: “I am divorced, and one of the things I am tremendously grateful for is that my ex-husband and I made a decision to go through mediation. I knew a trial would drag on for […]
October 29, 2019
Long ago, the Chinese strategist Sun Tzu gave the following advice: “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.” The decision to no longer treat the Syrian Kurds as allies was a decision that few have supported. The work in defeating Isis was largely done by the valiant effort of Kurdish soldiers. Stangely, despite being […]
September 28, 2019
Dan Simon wrote a post on mediation for mediate.com (September 2019) entitled “Mediation Approaches: We Don’t Have Science, So Let’s Have principles”. Apparently, Mr. Simon does not see a reason for many ground rules in mediation sessions such as “Listen to each other” or “Don’t interrupt”. Why tell the parties how to conduct their session? […]
September 18, 2019
The following discussion took place between an attorney for the Democrats Impeachment Hearings and one Corey Lewandowski: BERKE: Do you hear that, sir? That was you saying, on MSNBC, you don’t ever remember the president ever asking you to get involved with Jeff Sessions or the Department of Justice in any way, shape or form. […]
September 7, 2019
I just read about divorced couples taking a smiling selfie picture right after their divorce has become finalized. Though this has been around for a few years, I just caught wind of it last week. My reaction is that of Tevye in a Fiddler on the Roof with some modification: “Though it is no great […]
September 5, 2019
The online version of The Atlantic magazine (October 2019)has a good read on General James Mattis, entitled “The Man Who Couldn’t Take it Anymore” by Jeffrey Goldberg. The follow snippet is insightful to all who practice mediation. “‘ General Mattis quotes President Lincoln’s famous phrase “With malice toward none, with charity for all”. The General […]
November 13, 2019
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