John Wood Jr. is a former nominee for congress, opinion columnist with USA Today, and national ambassador for Braver Angels—America’s largest grassroots, cross-partisan organization dedicated to political depolarization. A nationally recognized speaker on race, polarization, philosophical nonviolence, conservatism and American identity, Wood has addressed audiences including The Global Philanthropy Forum, CPAC, Aspen Institute, Manhattan Institute, alongside major corporations, leagues of elected officials, and college and universities across America. His written work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal,The Washington Examiner, Reflections (A Journal of the Yale School of Divinity), Free Black Thought and Quillette Magazine.