Some do.<p>The good parts of academia, policy journals, think tanks, etc.<p>But that doesn&#x27;t get into mainstream media because it&#x27;s boring.<p>(Whether that stuff affects actual policies undertaken is a good question. I think it does, both directly, I.e. politicians read them, and indirectly by influencing the elite, who influence politicians.)<p>There&#x27;s also government agencies who make decisions based on public comments, both in law and in policy. There may be other influences, but I think the actual argument do matter somewhat.