Hold America Together
A message from Braver Angels’ President, David Blankenhorn, on the events of January 06, 2021.
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Marisa Guttoso on LinkedIn: The importance of Civil Discourse
What I love about Braver Angels workshops is that you can come with your own perspective and views on various topics, and you get to leave with those same views and opinions.
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Today’s leaders should ask themselves: What would Lincoln do?
Los Angeles Times // Amid conflict, Lincoln sought conciliation. Amid anger, he advocated “charity for all.” Amid despair, he summoned “the braver angels of our nature.”
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How To Improve The State Of Our Viciously Polarized Union
The Federalist // ‘We’ve reached that point where we view people on the other side of the political divide not only as misguided, but as threats.’
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State of the Union 2019: We’re so divided we see others who don’t agree with us as bad — Here’s our solution
Fox News // America is built on the pursuit of a more perfect Union, but today we are yet again on the brink of a civic fissure so deep it threatens our democracy.
Better Angels help communities ease political tensions
CBS This Morning // A recent CBS News poll found the number of Democrats and Republicans with negative views of the other party is growing.
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Slowly Bridging Our Partisan Divide
RealClearPolitics // It’s a rainy, muggy day in Leesburg, Va. Although the town is 30 or so miles from the interminable partisan wrangling in Washington, D.C., it’s infected with some of the same bitter polarization—as is so much of the country.
Why is it that US polarization is actually a worldwide phenomenon?
A great deal of prime-time TV shows dominating popular culture today are, in fact, international television formats. Competitive shows like The Four, Got Talent, Idol, American Ninja, Master Chef (the
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Shifting Perspective to Heal America
By Monte F. Bourjaily Once upon a time, an op-ed or interview by the former Director of the CIA or head of NSA (much less both of them) warning of