Some of our visitors are very frustrated by the behavior of others on the site, trolling behavior that seeks to disrupt conversation. Our comment controls can help. Here’s some insight into what kind of person does trolling. Our advice for dealing with trolls is always: Ignore them.
A petition entitled, “Equal Medical Rights for the Fort McClellan Toxic Exposure Veterans,” got its start here yesterday, and it already has over 75 signers. Its purpose is to seek passage of a medical and disability bill for service veterans of Fort McClellan, Alabama. That’s H.R. 2052, The Fort McClellan Health Registry Act. That bill [...]
Happy July 4th! It’s a great day for celebrating our nation’s founding and enjoying barbecues and fireworks with family and friends. It’s a good time to put aside the policy differences we discuss on the site and remember our shared commitment to the goals of government: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And here’s [...]
The discussion on Public Law 111-92, the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009, has now reached over 100,000 comments. I can’t recall seeing many comment boards get 1,000 comments, much less 10,000. But 100,000?! Sure enough, though, there it is. Is it the most focused or highest quality debate the world has ever seen? Don’t [...]
The issues before Congress are often controversial, and it’s hard for some people to maintain their cool on the comment boards. It takes a lot of discipline to pinpoint disagreements with others and to figure out how to resolve them. More often, debates descend into name calling or ideological insults. The worst of it, of [...]