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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‘Mind The Gap: Atlanta’ performance uses theater to ‘depolarize’ politics

06/17/2025 No Comments

By Jim Bass, Published in Decaturish

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.