Herson: Parties Need to Bridge a Vast Political Divide By Michael Herson Posted November 3, 2010 at 10:25pm Facebook Twitter Email Reddit Michael Herson is president of American Defense International Inc., a Washington, D.C., government relations firm. Recent Stories Trump reinstates GOP abortion policies after addressing rally Senate confirms Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary Senate confirms Hegseth as next Defense secretary Republicans unify messaging at annual March for Life It takes a Village (People) — Congressional Hits and Misses Trump floats executive order on ‘maybe getting rid of FEMA’