John Wood, Jr.

John Wood Jr. is a national leader for Braver Angels, a former nominee for congress, former Vice-Chairman of the Republican Party of Los Angeles County, musical artist and a noted writer and speaker on subjects including racial and political reconciliation. Twitter @JohnRWoodJr

Conservatives Find Healing in a Better Angels Workshop

Steve Sphar and Marisa Bogdanoff, the red and blue co-chairs of Better Angels’ Sacramento alliance, discuss their journey to build an alliance, including the challenges of equally representing the two sides.

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I stopped talking to my dad because we voted differently

03/15/2025 No Comments

The more I was able to productively disagree with people, the more I realized that I didn’t need them to agree with me in order for me to be okay. I found strength and peace in myself that left me feeling more empowered, even when the world felt scary and out of control.

Lincoln, King and Braver Angels

02/14/2025 No Comments

The civic philosophies of Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. echo in the work of Braver Angels.

Los Angeles

01/15/2025 No Comments

If in the midst of this tragedy, the people of Los Angeles, and all America for that matter, are given cause to remember how precious we are to one another, then something will have been gained in this.