More Outrage? No! Citizen-Led Solutions Yes! Steve Saltwick

More Outrage? No! Citizen-Led Solutions Yes! Steve Saltwick

From How Do We Fix It? by DaviesContent

December 5, 2025 · 25 min

About this episode

Steve Saltwick discusses the importance of citizen-led solutions to address America's partisan divides at the local level.

More than at any time in our nation’s history, news coverage of politics and public events is dominated by national media, but many of the solutions to Americans toxic partisan divides are to be found at the local level. In this episode we hear from  Steve Saltwick , the inaugural Senior Fellow of Braver Angels, and founding conservative co-chair of the  Braver Angels Central Texas Alliance .  Steve is one of the leading lights of  Citizen-Led Solutions , a new  Braver Angels  nationwide initiative that equips communities across the country to find common ground through building trust and solving contentious issues. Citizens of many different backgrounds and opinions are directly involved.  “It’s incredible when someone feels they’ve been heard,” Steve tells us. “A whole lot of people are talking at people. There’s not enough people talking with people about solving our problems.” Citizen-Led Solutions helps build civic muscle through action instead of outrage. “We’re not battling over one side vanquishing the other. It’s setting a norm of working together to solve problems our nation is facing,” he…

People in this episode

Guest: Steve Saltwick

Topics covered

  • politics
  • community engagement
  • partisanship
  • local solutions
  • citizen initiatives

Keywords

  • toxic partisan divides
  • Braver Angels
  • Citizen-Led Solutions
  • building trust
  • common ground

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