Spencer Graves is a Vietnam-era veteran with a PhD in statistics and a publication record for which ResearchGate has found over 1,200 academic publications that have cited his work. He also has a book-in-progress on “Media Literacy and You” on Wikiversity, which is designed to help readers talk politics calmly with others with whom they may vehemently disagree, agreeing to disagree agreeably, seeking common ground, reducing political polarization. And he has a fortnightly “Media & Democracy” series of half-hour podcasts syndicated for Pacifica and available on Wikiversity under “Category:Media reform to improve democracy”.