This essay has a few important insights that needs more attention.

Most voters do not wear their politics as seriously as the political junkies.

Yet the political junkies get most of the attention.

It is one thing to buy into "the steal" conspiracy. It is another thing to hop on a plane, fight with law enforcement, and ransack the capital. The latter are much fewer in number.

We need a new way. . . .

. . . where government is more in the background because we can trust our elected representatives to discuss, deliberate, and decide on what's best for society rather than what's best for political careers.