It’s time to lower the temperature in conversation: here are six easy steps to take down the political tone. The reactions to the Trump assassination attempt escalated partisanship and division, at a time when all Americans could and should have come together to decry political violence and to ask how this could have happened. Social media, slanted media, and hyper-partisanship all contribute to the problem, but we can take steps in our own lives to tamp it down, and prevent hate from circulating and growing.