‘Take one more step’: How curiosity can bridge political divides
by Rebekah Denn
Apr 18, 2022
3 minutes
Mónica Guzmán’s political beliefs were vastly different from those of her parents, fueling a family-sized version of the rancorous national divide. Rather than turn away, though, she dug deeper and retained their close-knit connection.
The longtime journalist and two-time Pulitzer Prize juror works for Braver Angels, a national nonprofit devoted to political depolarization and developing strategies for bringing people together.
Inspirations for her work include authors like Valerie Kaur and , she says, but a key influence was also her high school ethics teacher, who helped her understand that
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