As a psychologist and writer, I believe the deepest truths emerge when we resist dehumanization and remain open to empathy, moral courage, and respect for one another. That’s why I’m part of the Prohuman Foundation. I want to protect the space where thought, conscience, creativity, and human dignity can still breathe.
Dr. Michael Tobin has spent more than fifty years listening to people’s stories and just as long trying to understand his own. A clinical psychologist and award-winning author, he began writing at twelve with a three-act play about the Warsaw Ghetto—a child’s attempt to grasp courage and loss. His memoir, Riding the Edge, A Love Song to Deborah, won the Silver Prize in the Nonfiction Book Awards; his novel The Veil earned third place in the BookLife Prize; and his essays have received awards from The Free Press and Letter Review. His latest novel, Resonance, will be published in September 2026. He writes, he says, “to create characters who live at the edge of brokenness and beauty.”
In the film Accidental Courtesy, Daryl's journey takes him all across the country to meet Klan leaders and many others.
Learn moreDaryl's TED talk about his unorthodox approach Why I, as a black man, attend KKK rallies has over 13 million views.
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