How do we turn this place into a think tank?

[2naSalit]

31. Hmmmm... interesting idea

I wonder how it will work with this site structure and the free-fer-all kind of input in response to some rather serious attempts at serious discussion would take place. Humorous input is a good thing on many posts but to try and get a serious thread on something as complex as policy can be a bit daunting considering that some will have difficulty agreeing to be serious.

I would be willing to participate, I have a masters in public admin (policy analysis), a BA in cultural anthropology, a lot of life (non academic) experience, and have a thing for politics and history. Some even think I'm a skilled writer and speaker... but I wonder about those skills sometimes. I have a thing for thinking outside the box and am not fond of capitalism, am quite passionate about the environment and the legacy of our public lands (the Commons) and have a number of remedial ideas for a path forward with regard to transforming our methods of powering our country and a number of human interest situations that could be fixed if only we could get people to agree to work together to make them happen.