Amy Coney Barrett Is Not a Threat to Pluralism

Be not afraid to associate with people you disagree with!

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Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett arrives in the House Chamber for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 1, 2022.

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Passing conversations and investments in relationships can go a long way. Our polarized, social-media culture fights against these incredibly human things, but we can fight back.

I was just in the Dallas area, taking an Uber to have lunch with a friend from Tyler. On the way back, somehow, I wound up talking about some of the most controversial topics with my Uber driver. Abortion came up early and often. But also, religion. (Don’t bring me to your holiday meals if you’re not supposed to talk about politics and religion. I’m a magnet for both.)

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Kathryn Jean Lopez

Kathryn Jean Lopez is a senior fellow at the National Review Institute and the religion editor of National Review. Sign up for her weekly newsletter here. She is the author of A Year with the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living.

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