Has Hate Gone Mainstream? -- My NHBR column

I don’t want to exaggerate—there is still a lot of kindness among family, friends, and even strangers. I love the podcast series “My Unsung Hero,” which delivers short segments produced by Hidden Brain Media that appear on NPR. In these powerful stories, people recall ways that others—most often strangers—did something that touched them profoundly and positively impacted their lives.  

While kindness is still around, most people would agree that there is less of it than there used to be. I remember television’s Mr. Fred Rogers telling children to be kind to one another, but many think it is perfectly OK these days to demean other people. Disrespect and distrust are impacting schools, workplaces, and public spaces -- and, of course, politics.   

See the full column at https://read.nhbr.com/nh-business-review#2026/05/08/?article=4393529