A reader of James Fallows has a suggestion to better focus the national discussion of the moment that is equally relevant to the climate change debate:
I would love to see a list of common sense rules (similar to Michael Pollan's food rules) that serve as good reminders of civil discourse. What would you like to see on such a list? My first one, for example: "Never speak with the insinuation that your opponents do not have the best interest of Americans at heart."
If only Joe Romm and Anthony Watts, two of the most popular climate bloggers that happen to occupy opposite ends of the climate spectrum, would take that advice to heart. For the record, I do believe that both of these men have the best interest of Americans at heart. On a somewhat related note, via Andrew Sullivan, Fallows colleague at The Atlantic, I was made aware ...
