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Amanda Ripley

I have a secret. I hid it for years.

I’ve been selectively avoiding the news. For years.

4 min readAug 22, 2022

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I have a secret. I hid it for years.

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The Second Most Powerful Tool in Conflict

Laughing matters.

4 min readNov 11, 2021

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The Second Most Powerful Tool in Conflict

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How to Lead (When Everyone Hates You)

Hint: Let them see you sweat.

4 min readOct 14, 2021

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How to Lead (When Everyone Hates You)

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My field trip to Congress

I got five — five! — minutes to testify about how to fix it.

4 min readJul 27, 2021

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My field trip to Congress

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A Conflict I Regret

And a four-step formula for handling sudden flashes of conflict, courtesy of “Bus Driver Dan.”

4 min readMay 17, 2021

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A Conflict I Regret

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High Conflict: How to break the spell?

We’re bewitched by high conflict. But there is a way out.

4 min readMay 1, 2021

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High Conflict: How to break the spell?

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The Magical Thinking of High Conflict

I didn’t know James Bennet very well, but when I wrote for him at the Atlantic, I found him to be unusually humble and curious. He did not…

5 min readJun 12, 2020

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Shark Month

How to cover uncertainty and statistics in a pandemic, without making things worse.

7 min readApr 20, 2020

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Shark Month

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The Least Politically Prejudiced Place in America

As American towns become more politically segregated and judgmental, what can we learn from one that hasn’t?

26 min readMar 7, 2019

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The Least Politically Prejudiced Place in America

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Trump Is a Mental Health Story

Reporters need to stop covering him as if he’s strictly a political one

6 min readFeb 4, 2019

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Amanda Ripley

Amanda Ripley

Journalist & NY Times bestselling author. Most recent book: HIGH CONFLICT: Why We Get Trapped & How We Get Out (Prev: SMARTEST KIDS IN THE WORLD & UNTHINKABLE)

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