The sign of a good marriage is that everything is debatable and challenged; nothing is turned into law or policy. The rules, if any, are known only to the two players, who seek no public trophies.
There are certain things which the average Irish mind will never allow as debatable.
This view generalized to almost all cultures almost defines the essence of conservatism.
I'm not in the business of ranking or debating who is what.
Inequality for gay and lesbian people is no longer a debatable issue in either church or state.
In most national debates, though the reasons may not be equally balanced, yet there are commonly some plausible which may be pleaded, even in favor of the weaker side.
Is it possible to have a grown-up debate about the failings of Islam, Christianity and Judaism? And how do you offer criticisms of Islam in particular without appearing - however unintentionally - to back up some very nasty stereotypes and prejudices?
We have long moved away from some of the principles of law as to what is fair and equitable in the United States. We all see every day that's debatable, 50-50 in almost all cases.
I'm not into sports, and politics is kind of my sport. I love talking about it and debating it and getting into it. I also think people on both sides of the aisle have real exaggerated, incorrect views of the other side, and that is fascinating to me.