For over three years, Eunomia has not really needed a comments policy, thanks to the good sense and courtesy of my regular readers, but let me set some general ground rules to remove any ambiguity that may exist about what kind of comments I will approve and what kind I will not. Comments that are disrespectful to anyone here will not be approved, and users who have been previously approved who make such comments may be stripped of their privileges. I do reserve the right to disapprove any comment, but with the exception of the sort of comments I just mentioned I am glad to have all perspectives represented here.
OldNewEngland 
Daniel : A comments policy appears to be an unfortunate necessity with any blog of this type. Some of the recent comments directed your way remind me of the feedback Ross Douthat is regularly subjected to. Speaking for myself, if a blogger riled me enough to want to call names or question his intelligence or character, I would simply stop reading him.