The holidays are here, which means getting together with family and friends.  While that might sound like a wonderful time of the year, it can also be extremely stressful.  So often those get-togethers turn to politics – and why wouldn’t they? With high inflation, multiple tragedies, and the midterm elections, it’s hard to escape talking about politics all together.  If (or rather, when) politics comes up at our dinner tables this holiday season, how can we start to bridge any partisan divides that have developed between our families and friends?  This week I chat with Chris Gates, director of Philanthropy Bridging Divides, a national trans-partisan effort to explore how philanthropy can help bridge ideological divides in America, about how we can better engage in civil discourse.