about the book

At a moment when we are facing a crisis of hate, division and and incivility—a crisis that only seems to be getting worse—popular TV commentator Sally Kohn sets out to discover why we hate and how can stop it.

In The Opposite of Hate, Kohn talks to leading scientists and researchers, investigating the evolutionary and cultural roots of how and why we demean and dehumanize each other. She travels to Rwanda, the Middle East, and across the US, introducing us to former terrorists, ex-neo Nazis, and even some of her own Twitter trolls, drawing surprising lessons from these dramatic examples — including unbelievable stories of those who left hate behind. And Kohn boldly confronts her own shameful moments, from being a childhood bully in the past to her own struggles with partisan hate and unconscious bias today.

For those looking for a silver lining amidst the rising storms of otherizing and divisiveness, the revised paperback edition of The Opposite Of Hate couldn’t come at a better time. The paperback edition includes a Q&A with the author and a forward by attorney and The View co-host Sunny Hostin.