Colleague of the Week: Jill Cook
Get to know Braver Angels regional coordinator Jill Cook.
Braver Angels Dispatch
Reports from organizers, members and volunteers across the country
Colleague of the Week: Rob Hanson
Get to know Braver Angels leader Rob Hansen.
Colleagues of the Week: Kris Korfanta and Tom Brantley
Get to know Wyoming state coordinators David Iwinski and Bruce MacKenzie.
Colleagues of the Week: David Iwinski & Bruce MacKenzie
Get to know national and state debate leaders David Iwinski and Bruce MacKenzie.
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!
Colleague of the Week: Will Clemmer
Get to know Braver Angels Pacific regional co-lead Will Clemmer.
Are Any Truths Self-Evident?
Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter from June 13, 2021.
Colleague of the Week: Makayla Higgs
Get to know Braver Angels intern Makayla Higgs.
The Fight to Belong
Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter from June 6, 2021.
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?
The Debate that Keeps on Going…
Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter from May 23rd, 2021.
The Power of Conflict
Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter from May 16th, 2021.
Religious Liberty vs. Civil Rights?
Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter from May 9nd, 2021.
Are We a Racist Nation?
Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter from May 2nd, 2021.
The Verdict
Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter from April 25th, 2021.
To Be a Nation
Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter from April 18, 2021
Passover, Easter and the Quest for the Self
Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter from April 04, 2021
The Virtue of Friendship
Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter from March 28, 2021
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.
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.
Warren Knight Distinguished Service Award Goes to Braver Angels
In early February, Braver Angels president David Blankenhorn was delighted to received word that the organization was selected for the 2020 Warren Knight Distinguished Service Award, an annual award bestowed each year by the JAMS Foundation.
A Braver Angels PSA
Participants and observers in a Braver Angels workshop, focused on abortion, in Grants Pass, Oregon reflect on their experience and the influence of Braver Angels. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWK3v_SNie8&
Dispatch: Some Thoughts from David Sable, and a Big Announcement for Braver Angels
Last Wednesday, almost 350 Better Angels members tuned in to the April BA member meeting, where a well-kept secret was finally revealed. But before the big announcement, a special guest …
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Dispatch: Finding Middle Ground in Divided Times
She was showing me how to open her door. I was going to house-sit, and there was something glitchy about the deadbolt that had to be done just right. “Like …
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This Thanksgiving: Stay Curious and Kind, but Not Silent
It was after dinner – sometime during the mid-1970s. I was dancing around the living room when our telephone rang. My mom answered the call, which happened to be from …
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Dispatch: One Year After the Kavanaugh Hearings
A year ago today, Christine Blasey Ford went public with a sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. I can’t recall in my lifetime a controversy steeped in …
Dispatch: Economic Nationalism Can Help Fight Social Breakdown
By an anonymous Braver Angels Member and Trump Supporter Ever since the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, the word “nationalism” has become connected to domestic terrorism. It is …
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Dispatch: Diversifying With Idiots
What’s the number one problem facing our country? In an October 2018 poll by the Pew Research Center, the most popular choices included health care, ethics in government, drug addiction, …
