Much of the most egregious ideological warfare is carried out in public in newspaper columns under people's own names. And on the other side whole categories of discussion can only exist while pseudonymous; see the other thread on the front page about slatestarcodex.

If we're talking transparency, we should look at "think tanks" and their funding.

Identity is not sufficient to deal with rule violations, either. We know who killed Breonna Taylor, it's just a choice not to arrest them.