An important part of living in a community is the ability to carry on polite, public discourse. On this page we encourage intellectual disagreement and the practice of conversational back and forth that leads to a fleshing out of issues, proposals, policy, and ideas.
We accept pen-names, but not anonymity — even during the famous debates over the ratification of our own constitution some of the greatest minds in history assumed the identity “Publius” in order to avoid persecution. S
ometimes ideas are so important they must stand on their own. You are welcome to use your own name, but if you do assume a pseudonym, stick with it for consistency and for some way to relate to each other in what we hope will become an ongoing conversation. We welcome your guest commentary and ask that submissions be made to [email protected]. Your real name will be known only to the publisher and your confidence will be protected at all times.