Save the Date: 2024 Convention
The 2024 Braver Angels National Convention will take place June 27 – 29 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
How to livestream the convention
I am pleased to announce that starting Wednesday evening, Braver Angels will be live-streaming the 2023 National Convention on our homepage at braverangels.org.
For those who can’t attend the convention in person, you can tune in online starting with the Opening Plenary at 7pm ET on Wednesday July 5.
Want to fight polarization? Take a vacation! | Aziz Abu Sarah with Randy Lioz
Want to fight polarization? Take a vacation!
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What’s Up With Elon Musk? | A Braver Angels Podcast Holiday Special
Seriously: what’s going on with Elon Musk?
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“What Liberals Miss About Conservatives”
An all-red panel discusses what liberals, academia, and the mainstream media “miss” about conservatives.
What Curiosity Can Teach Us | Monica Guzman with Ciaran O’ConnorÂ
How can we get more curious, together, as a nation in crisis?
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The 2022 Midterms: A Humble Debate | Ciaran O’Connor and John Wood, Jr.
Braver Angels leaders John Wood, Jr. and Ciaran O’Connor come together for a wide-ranging debate on the most critical issues animating the 2022 midterm elections.
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ACROSS THE DIVIDE: Perspectives on President Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness
What do reds and blues think about President Biden’s student loan forgiveness?
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How Civil Wars Start — And How to Stop Them | Barbara Walter with Ciaran O’Connor
What can America learn from civil conflicts in other countries, and how can we, together as citizens, take a stand for peace?
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A Trump Supporter Interviews a Biden Supporter | Wilk Wilkinson and Jordan Carmon with Ciaran O’Connor
A Trump supporter interviews a Biden supporter on everything from Hunter Biden to January 6th.
A Trump Republican on the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago Raid
Why are conservatives so angry about the FBI’s raid of his residence at Mar-a-Lago?
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Keeping the Faith | John Wood, Jr., Monica Guzman, April Lawson, & Ciaran O’Connor
In this Braver Angels roundtable, four of the organization’s leaders take turns discussing how they keep the faith at a time of deepening division.
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Braving the Gun Divide
Ciaran O’Connor shares insights from his latest podcast “Braving the Gun Divide,” featuring a gun safety advocate and a conservative proponent of gun rights.
Braving the Gun Divide | Mark Beckwith & Wilk Wilkinson with Ciaran O’Connor
Is it possible to bridge the gun divide on the level of shared values?
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A Jalapeño a Day: What America Can Learn From Bridging in the Hispanic Community | Monica Guzman & Daniel Acosta-Rivas with April Lawson Kornfield
What America can learn from bridging in the Hispanic community.
What’s It Like To Be Gen Z in Today’s Climate? Two Zoomers Discuss | Isaac Humrich & Ope Tukuru with April Lawson
What’s it like to be Gen Z in today’s political climate?
Will Trump Run in 2024? | Robert Gibbs and Rick Wilson with Ciaran O’Connor
Will Donald Trump run again in 2024? Former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and Lincoln Project Co-Founder Rick Wilson join Ciaran O’Connor for a wide-ranging discussion.
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Depolarization in the Age of Misinformation | Jonathan Rauch with David Blankenhorn & Ciaran O’Connor
Author Jonathan Rauch, David Blankenhorn, and Ciaran O’Connor discuss depolarization in the age of misinformation, bridge-building across the epistemological divide, and the Braver Angels approach to controversial content.
A Braver Angels Top Ten
As 2021 comes to a close, we look back at some of our top accomplishments over the past year.
Understanding the American Schism | Seth David Radwell with Ciaran O’Connor
Kirsten Powers, senior political analyst at CNN, chats with Mónica Guzmán about what grace is and isn’t, and how to make grace a daily habit.
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The Courage to Connect | Ciaran O’Connor and John Wood, Jr. join Tristan Harris on the Humane Tech Podcast
How can we design a digital architecture that brings us together, incentivizes empathy, and builds a shared reality? Ciaran O’Connor and John Wood, Jr. join Tristan Harris on the Humane Tech Podcast
Ciaran O’Connor Interviews Rick Gates, Star Witness in the Mueller Investigation
Ciaran O’Connor Interviews Rick Gates, Star Witness in the Mueller Investigation
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“Why I’m Supporting Trump”
Five conservative-leaning Braver Angels members join the Braver Angels Podcast for a lively discussion on President Trump.
“No Ballot No Buck”: A Trump Supporter’s Case for Campaign Finance Reform | Bill Fry with Host Ciaran O’Connor
Can we find surprising areas of convergence amidst a wider climate of acrimony?
