A Q-and-A with Braver Angels' Gabbi Kearns

Rather than with some civil conflict, she believes our polarization may end by Americans simply tiring of it.

“For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, conflict, argument, debate.”
— Margaret Heffernan

If we, as Americans, can’t disagree civilly or engage in respectful dialogue, how do we expect to overcome our greatest challenges or innovate as a nation?

We have to stop turning what is a positive — that we have differing opinions and ideas — into a negative. As Braver Angels’ Gabbi Kearns says, we have to get out of our own way.

We recently interviewed Kearns, who is director of communications & marketing for Braver Angels, an organization focused on bridging partisan divides. In the first article in our “Bridging Divides” series, we share how Braver Angels is using marriage and family therapy principles to bring us back together again. You can read the full story at the link below:

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To read more from my interview with Kearns — in which we discuss the national security implications of polarization, what’s at risk if we can’t engage across the aisle and the role of people on the fringes of both parties — become a Spirit & Sword paying subscriber today.