For years now, we’ve heard about growing political polarization and partisan divides. 

Despite all the attention to it, it’s not gotten any better. If anything, it’s worse. 

This is why I was discouraged to hear Jimmy Kimmel’s wife, Molly McNearney, talk recently about ostracizing her family members with conservative views. She spoke about it as if it were a badge of honor. 

Thanksgiving is around the corner, with Christmas to shortly follow. It’s a time to put differences aside and enjoy the company of family and friends. Or it should be, at least.

McNearney, a producer and writer on her husband’s late-night show, and Kimmel were recently on the podcast “We Can Do Hard Things.” They spoke with the three hosts, who include author Glennon Doyle, about the “trauma” of Kimmel’s show being temporarily suspended in September, after Kimmel made hurtful and untrue comments following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk (conveniently, no one on the hour-long podcast mentioned the reason for his show’s suspension). 

When asked how she handles the........

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