I don't want to soft-pedal our differences: they are deep and important, and the issues we discuss affect people's lives in powerful ways. But our common goal of civil dialogue, together with our personal rapport, enables us to maintain a friendly relationship despite these differences. |
Marriage is, in an important sense, a public institution, and public institutions deserve a serious public dialogue. Glenn and I are trying to facilitate a conversation about the kind of society we aspire to be. We disagree about the result, but we agree about the process: reasoned dialogue, rather than personal attacks. |
So we've grown to know each other's positions well. I think this helps to make the debate more refined and more rigorous: we can avoid talking past each other and instead cut right to the chase. |