It is shocking that a philosopher would give up on the idea of rational discussion to resolve issues. But wait a minute, Mark. You are talking about the general public, not intellectuals such as yourself. It is us who you want to see regulated. You miss the pre-Internet days when the untutored views of the rabble simply were not heard. A collegial discussion of middle-of the-road alternatives would be conducted over our heads and we were expected to reverently absorb the wisdom. We live in dangerously anti-intellectual times, I'm sure you would agree. Your essay inadvertently helps to explain why.