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Why are conservatives so angry about the FBI’s raid of his residence at Mar-a-Lago?
But the question of whiteness is a profound one, arching over history, society, psychology and identity. Is whiteness a cancer? A legitimate identity? Or is it just another divisive racial category that obscures the value of the individual?
The answer is complicated for a Black man like me.
This piece headed the Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter for July 17th, 2022.
What Jon Stewart missed: Sharing space (and power) across the divide Read More »
Braver Angels’ co-founder Bill Doherty has built a life and a career around helping people reconcile the differences that divide them. See how…
Just a day after one of the most controversial and consequential Supreme Court decisions – Roe v. Wade – was overturned, eight Reds and eight Blues from across Massachusetts and New Hampshire gathered together in a Boston College classroom to see if they could find common ground on another hot-button issue: how to ensure trustworthy elections.
This piece headed the Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter for July 17th, 2022.
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.
Keeping the Faith | John Wood, Jr., Monica Guzman, April Lawson, & Ciaran O’Connor Read More »
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.
Is it possible to bridge the gun divide on the level of shared values?
Braving the Gun Divide | Mark Beckwith & Wilk Wilkinson with Ciaran O’Connor Read More »
John Wood Jr. shares his personal reflection on the overturning of Roe v. Wade, with an important reminder for us all: healing is still possible.
Annette Ritter used to write horror stories and see them published in small press “zines.” But her fiction had nothing on the facts of her own past life…
“Abortion has been one of the biggest drivers of politics in this area for decades,” Carolyn said. While Jessamine County used to be a reliably Blue area, the association of abortion with Democrats turned Evangelicals in the area into single-issue Red voters, she explained.
Listen to Alma Cook’s song “5000 Candles” as she invites us to meet the real people who power the world in the oil and gas industry.
What America can learn from bridging in the Hispanic community.
Our CTO, Andrew Stillman, brings his experience as an educator and tech expert to help the Braver Angels movement thrive.
The goal of Braver Angels’ Summer of How is to equip you to help depolarize America. Share with us your models, tactics, and stories of impact today!
How have YOU depolarized? Share your stories and tips! Read More »
Each one of us can, and should always seek to, keep growing and changing for the better. But our only hope is for others to give us the space, and the grace, to do so.
Again, the Golden Rule is radical. And so is the mission of Braver Angels.
I had brought my family of five, longtime residents of deep-blue Brooklyn, NY, to meet a new friend and his family, longtime residents of solidly-red Simpsonville, SC. We only knew each other through video chats and phone calls, as if we had met through an online service for taboo political friending. Not too far from the truth.
Much like how the conception of Braver Angels was a natural response to what American people needed and yearned for, this debate program is “driven by the demand that’s surging in the higher ed space.”
The host of the “Derate the Hate” podcast wants more people across America to be heard.
Retired Army colonel Dan Pipes enters a new phase of service as Braver Angels colleague of the week.
According to the United States Census Bureau, close to 60 million people – or one in five Americans – live in rural areas like this one. Here’s how they stay glued together.
Learn about Jennifer Hall-Witts, co-director of volunteer engagement for the Office of Field Operations.
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.
Will Trump Run in 2024? | Robert Gibbs and Rick Wilson with Ciaran O’Connor Read More »
Learn about Jeannie Burrus, an inspiring Braver Angel in Arkansas.
Learn about Darcy Crosman – an all-star Braver Angels volunteer building our house united from the ground up.