Conversation as Commons

A little while back I fielded yet another attempt to bully me into censoring my comments pages.  It was the same schtick as always. One of my commenters had expressed a point of view to which the would-be censor objected, and rather than being satisfied with presenting an opposing point of view on the forum for readers to discuss, the would-be censor wanted the commenter silenced. I get such demands routinely, and they always go straight into the trash.  If someone urges me to censor other peopl...