I disagree. Your statement that regulators give a due weight to important priorities of a democratic society in theory is definitely true. However, regulatory c

I disagree. Your statement that regulators give a due weight to important priorities of a democratic society in theory is definitely true. However, regulatory capture is very real and I would hypothesize that majority of regulators are serving special interests, not community interests. And, yes, political special interests are rarely a main reason for regulatory capture. However, business interests are much more influential. I am at loss why would you use inflammatory language like "bravado", "tropes", "hilarious" and simultaneously criticize Cheskys comments for being counter-productive.