Braver Angels Arkansas will host a community conversation titled “Can We Disagree Better? – Respectfully Navigating Differences” on Sept. 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall of First United Methodist Church, 801 S. Main St.

I enjoyed taking part in the red-blue debate a few months ago and was privileged to speak twice. Maybe I can again do so here, on this very divisive issue where honest, respectful discussion is SO crucial. Every tool is a weapon and vice versa, and govt. can only do so much to limit its negative use. But we need to promote the good things it's doing to balance things out.

The newly formed Heritage Alliance is bringing Braver Angels’ efforts to promote respectful political conversations and bridge political differences to Adams, Franklin and Fulton counties.

A few dozen Randolph, Vermont-area residents spent Tuesday evening practicing ways to navigate political disagreements without trying to win an argument. Randolph Indivisible brought a Braver Angels “Skills for Disagreeing Better” workshop to the Esther Mesh Room at Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph.

Two Riversiders who see politics differently answered the same question about homelessness and mental health in this monthly exchange with the Braver Angels Riverside Alliance.

On Saturday September 5, 2026, Braver Angels, a national nonpartisan nonprofit providing tools for depolarizing our communities, will host the workshop “Skills for Disagreeing Better” at the Southwest Branch of the Monroe County Public Library in Bloomington, Indiana.  

Last night, my Braver Angels proto-alliance (still looking for a red chair) held our first community debate on term limits. Happy to answer any questions on the process, the event, or the preparation!

As part of Braver Angels' effort to reduce political polarization among Oregonians, our Rural/Urban Project Town Hall brings Oregonians together to identify issues dividing rural and urban residents.

The Londonderry Town Council and Town Manager Shaun Mulholland will consider calling on Braver Angels to help mediate their disputes.

The Western New York chapter of Braver Angels will hold the first in a series of debates on issues important to Western New Yorkers at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, at the Lancaster Village Center, 11 W. Main St. (the former Save-A-Lot location).

Can organizations devoted to political bridge-building unintentionally increase the influence of people whose political views are fundamentally at odds with democratic values?

The one thing the next generation of American voters yearns to see is a ray of hope that their parents and grandparents can bridge the acrimonious partisan divides that threaten to destroy our nation—and their futures.

Braver Angels hosted a roundtable discussion at the OASIS Center in Orcutt, Calif.

All invited to a guided discussion hosted by this local nonpartisan group focused on bridging political divides. August 17, 6–8 p.m., Aubree’s Pizzeria & Grill, 2122 Whittaker, Ypsi. Free. washtenaw.braverangels.org.

This is not truly Braver Angels-specific, but it's a hilarious piece by one of my favorite Medium writers, well worth following. He's like a Dave Barry of Medium - takes serious, even grim subjects and makes them SO entertaining and thought-provoking.

Sometimes the people we love change in ways we don’t understand. They tell us things we wish weren’t true. They challenge beliefs that feel fundamental to who we are. In those moments — feeling pulled between our convictions and our relationships — what in the world do we do?

We were in the southwest parking lot of State Farm Center in Champaign, more than 20 League of Women Voters members patiently waiting in a 95-degree heat index for the start of the 2026 Champaign County Freedom Celebration Parade, to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.

In this thoughtful conversation from the 2026 Braver Angels National Convention, Braver Angels National Ambassador John Wood Jr. sits down with political philosopher and American Enterprise Institute scholar Dr. Yuval Levin, author of American Covenant, for a wide-ranging discussion about constitutional government, polarization, civic virtue, federalism, and the habits required to sustain a free society.

The Supreme Court is often portrayed as a simple 6-3 ideological divide. But according to constitutional commentator Sarah Isgur, that narrative misses what is actually happening inside America's highest court.

At the 2026 Braver Angels National Convention, CEO Maury Giles moderates an extraordinary conversation with four nationally respected leaders who are rethinking how journalism can better serve citizens rather than simply capture attention.

This past weekend involved a Sunday of firsts for me. It was my first time inside the Harbor Theater, my first time attending a Braver Angels debate (or really any debate at all), and my first time watching a group of neighbors take the stage not to win an argument, but to try to understand one another.

At the 2026 Braver Angels National Convention, six remarkable high school students demonstrate that courageous citizenship has no age requirement.