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What can a mediator do when the parties seem to have reached an impasse in their discussions? Some options may include the following: *Remind the parties, if they have children, how a non-agreement may place a disproportionate burden on their children. Parties may be happy to attempt to pulverize each other, but how many parents […]
December 24, 2018
As the 2018 political year reaches its “final resting place”, experts are weighing in. The US President has great power. Has President Trump used his power to build or has he used it to disrupt and/or destroy? I leave the answer to the reader. However, in all negotiations, parties have power to act or fail […]
November 26, 2018
This snippet on the issue of Saudi Arabian responsibility for the death of a journalist appeared at Axios.com: Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff told Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union”: “I have been briefed by the CIA. And while I cannot discuss the contents of the briefing in any way, I can say that […]
October 14, 2018
Which political party was given a boost by the appointment of Justice Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court? Was it the Republican Party, which got to see the appointment of someone who espouses their strong conservative views? Or was the Democratic Party energized by the need to stand up for their principles which may have been […]
September 26, 2018
In the September 25, 2018 New York Times, Frank Bruni wrote about “The Many Faces of Brett Kavanaugh”. Was he a gentleman as some say, or a drunken predator, as others charge? Mr. Bruni’s tentative answer is that might it not be possible that he was both, but at different times or in different situations? […]
August 22, 2018
The title of this post was first used this week, as far as one can determine, by commentator Eugene Robinson. It is a reply to the foolish pronouncement of a Trump attorney who bellowed that “Truth is NOT Truth”. An underlying foundation of mediation process is that truth must prevail. A party must be truthful […]
December 29, 2018
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