About Us

The United States is disuniting. The last presidential election only made clear what many have feared – that we're becoming two Americas, each angry with the other, and neither trusting the other's basic humanity and good intentions. Today Americans increasingly view their political opponents not only as misguided, but also as bad people whose ways of thinking are both dangerous and incomprehensible. This degree of civic rancor threatens our democracy.

Launched in 2016, Braver Angels is a bipartisan citizen's movement to unify our divided nation. By bringing red, blue, and other Americans together into a working alliance, we're building new ways to talk to one another, participate together in public life, and influence the direction of the nation.

We draw our name from Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address. With the nation on the brink of civil war, he implored us to act from 'the better angels of our nature.' We believe the time is upon us to go answer Lincoln's call to courage yet again and embrace our braver angels.