11.   Anonymity can help liberate people from the self-consciousness that inhibits them in more visible forms of public discourse.

12.   As he gave his first state-of-the-nation address, his voice was drained of the relentless optimism that fires most of his public discourse.

13.   As he gave his first state-of-the-union address, his voice was drained of the relentless optimism that fires most of his public discourse.

14.   As third in line of succession to the White House, his promiscuous use of inflammatory insults devalued the public discourse and made compromise and cooperation impossible.

15.   As long as health care is treated like a market commodity, the abuses that have become notorious will dominate public discourse.

16.   A Clinton address from the bully pulpit would uplift public discourse, inspirit Eastern Europeans who cherish their newfound freedom and be good for the Oval Office.

17.   A leading scholar said Chinese anger towards America should be viewed in the context of the limits imposed on public discourse.

18.   A spate of proposals flood the public discourse from abolishing the electoral college to the introduction of proportional representation.

19.   A stark example of where television news has failed public discourse and encouraged Draconian public policy is the juvenile crime bill.

20.   But anyone who imagined the tone of British public discourse had been permanently muted received a clear message.