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But after Trump’s second week in office, we are beginning to see the downsides of the old/new president’s unrelenting offensive. Just as his various audiences inevitably miss some of his most debatable and less popular ideas, they’re also going not going to notice some of the things that the White House wants them to see.

The New York Times published an opinion from a 17-year-old without any journalist experience who argued TikTok should be banned because it's too addictive. Meanwhile, authors at other left-wing publications have argued the ban has to do with pro-Palestinian speech, not teen health.

Brendan Carr promises to dismantle the tech and mainstream media cartels, and has even teased the idea of revoking NBC’s license. So as to eliminate wokeness, to compel free speech on tech platforms, and to do whatever else the president asks. Yet, does Carr have a point? Social media has deranged public discourse. Mainstream media has become a pale shadow of its former self: vanished revenue has forced it to push partisan division just to survive. Perhaps it should be dismantled. Or, regulated.

It has become difficult to imagine an America that is not dominated by today’s roaring spectacle. Where, instead, public discourse is sober, problem-focused, and restrained. Where the tide is turned against increasing national polarization. I’ve come to the conclusion that this world is more within reach than anyone realizes.

I am proposing a huge, costly new imposition into the public sphere: interactive educational materials about public matters for average citizens.

I am proposing a huge, costly new imposition into the public sphere: interactive educational materials about public matters for average citizens.

A new age was inaugurated when millions of genetically tribal, half-informed citizens were brought into the seething cauldron of social media.

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