Twenty Years Later
The Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter from September 12, 2021.
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Colleague of the Week: Elizabeth Doll
Get to know the Red co-chair of Braver Angels Kitsap County Alliance.
‘A far-left college student, swimming in a sea of reds’
Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter from August 29th, 2021.
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Colleagues of the Week: Marisa Gottuso and Steve Sphar
Get to know co-chairs of the Sacramento Alliance.
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Colleague of the Week: Kouhyar Mostashfi
Get to know a member of Braver Angels’ board of directors Kouhyar Mostashfi
Colleague of the Week: Rich Midkiff
Get to know Braver Angels North Carolina co-coordinator Rich Midkiff.
Colleagues of the Week: Cameron Swallow and Susan Vergeront
Get to know Braver Angels co-coordinators Cameron Swallow and Susan Vergeront.
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Beyond the binary: How a red/blue couple took Braver Angels to FreedomFest
“There’s so much talk at Braver Angels about red and blue as if there’s just two sides to the conversation,” Barbara said. “But the problem of polarization affects everybody.”
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Colleagues of the Week: David Iwinski & Bruce MacKenzie
Get to know national and state debate leaders David Iwinski and Bruce MacKenzie.
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You Might Be Wrong- And That’s Okay
We all like to think we’re reasonable, that our beliefs and attitudes are sensible, and that we’re open-minded. Each of us genuinely believes that our ideas are correct.
Colleague of the Week: Jen Livingston
Get to know Jen Livingston, curator of the Braver Angels Library.
There ARE Self-Evident Truths: BA Members Respond to LNP’s Newsletter
Various grassroots members of Braver Angels responded to my skepticism with insightful commentaries on the practical utility and moral prudence of accepting certain truths as self-evident in American political life, and, while I am not yet fully convinced, it has gotten me thinking!
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Do you have what it takes to ‘Walk A Mile In My News’?
With “Walk A Mile In My News,” liberals and conservatives break out of their media silos by reading articles across the political divide and getting to know someone who appreciates them. Are you brave enough to try this Braver Angels workshop?
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Politics at Dinner in Post-Trump America: A Blue’s Advice to Her Fellow Blues
After two nights of competing to share the most outrageous Trump news, I made a request that we not talk about Trump, so that we could instead learn about each other. At first there was silence. Then some nods. They agreed. And over the course of the week we ended up laughing, crying, and feeling inspired by the personal stories we shared.
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The Politics of (Self)Division
As I reflect on my inner voices, I’m struck that my liberal voice is egotistical, and my conservative voice is defensive. I note that the liberal voice argues from a feeling of intellectual superiority, and the conservative from a sense of moral superiority. It strikes me that the two voices talk past each other. Morality and knowledge are pitted against each other. That should not be.