‘Sociopaths’? Really?
I know that Andrew Sullivan is a fan of hyperbolic rhetoric ("fifth column", anyone?), and I also know that a lot of time I enjoy his hyperbole, even when I don't agree with it. But the past few weeks of his tirades against the Clintons have gotten tiresome, and I say that as someone who was never a fan ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 9, 2008 16:30
The Next Right
Jon Henke, Patrick Ruffini, and Soren Dayton are launching a new initiative they've dubbed "The Next Right." It's apparently yet another attempt to create a right-of-center counterpart of the Netroots. Not yet launched, it purports to be "an online community for change-minded activists and hardcore political junkies in the conservative movement." All three of the founders agree that a ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 9, 2008 12:11
Dan Drezner Makes Professor
It seems like only yesterday that Dan Drezner was denied tenure at Chicago for publishing too many articles that people would actually read. Today, he's made Full Professor at Tufts. Congrats, Dan. Personally, I still think an article in Foreign Affairs is more valuable that one in an obscure journal that will only be read by the nine other ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 8, 2008 14:20
Key Blogging Advice
I was contacted a bit ago by a "writer/author" seeking to have me contribute to "a book that will feature a selection of interviews with prominent bloggers." Dubious, I asked if her intention was to have the bloggers write the book for her. She assured me this was not the case, "any more than a reporter conducting an ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 7, 2008 14:34
Bloggers as Opinion Leaders
When I first started the blog, a little over five years ago, most of us wrote constant posts about blogging. Mostly, I suspect, this was just a function of the novelty of the medium, as evidenced by the plethora of mainstream media stories on blogging during the same period. Both trends have settled down to a trickle in recent ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 6, 2008 11:54
OTB Radio - Tonight at 7 Eastern
The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live tonight from 7-8 Eastern. Dave Schuler and (maybe) Alex Knapp will be joining me tonight to talk about the impact of the latest episode in the Wright brouhaha will have on the Democratic nomination fight, the foreign policy differences between the remaining candidates, ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 30, 2008 16:45
Getting Away From Politics for a Minute…
For those of you out there who enjoy the pleasures of a fine cigar, I thought I'd let you know that I've become a reviewer over at the cigar review site CigarJack.net. My first review, of the La Gloria Cubana Wavell Natural, can be found here.La Gloria Cubana is in General Cigar’s large brand of products, and this particular ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 30, 2008 08:03
Citizen Journalism and the Future of News
Media Bloggers Association president Robert Cox argues in a San Francisco Chronicle op-ed that the line between "citizen" and "journalist" has become so blurred as to have all but disappeared. This issue has reared its head again because of the so-called "Bittergate" episode. Mayhill Fowler, a maxed-out Obama contributor, was invited to attend a fundraiser in San Francisco that was off-limits to ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 24, 2008 08:39
OTB Radio - Tonight at 7 Eastern
The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live tonight from 7-8 Eastern. Dave Schuler and Alex Knapp will be joining me tonight to talk about the Pennyslvania primary results and other topics. Please join us. We'll also be taking your calls at (646) 716-7030. You can play the show, subscribe to its ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 23, 2008 15:25
Where Are Commodity Markets Going to Go?
Megan McCardle predicts the future of the commodity market:I see three possibility for the commodities markets: 1) They will go up 2) They will go down 3) They will stay about the sameMakes sense to me.Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 21, 2008 15:37
He’s Back and He’s Bitter
Arguing With Signposts is back after a long hiatus, albeit at a new address. This time, he doesn't care whether you link or read him.Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 17, 2008 12:34
OTB Radio - Tonight at 7 Eastern
The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live tonight from 7-8 Eastern. Special guest King Banian of SCSUScholars will join us tonight, along with regulars Dave Schuler, Dodd Harris, and Steve Verdon will be joining me tonight to talk about the economic policies of the 2008 presidential candidates, various campaign controversies, ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 16, 2008 15:00
Crunch Time
Jay Solo, a longtime denizen of the blogosphere, has fallen on hard times and could use any help you can send his way.Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 15, 2008 14:01
Wonkette Goes Solo
Ken Layne has announced that Wonkette has been cast out of the Nick Denton media empire and gone solo, along with a couple of other Denton sites you've never heard of. The rationale is complicated but, essentially, Gawker Media was having trouble selling ads on those sites and thinks there's going to be another bursting of the Internet bubble. Could ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 14, 2008 12:29
Spencer Ackerman’s New Blog, Same as the Old Blog
Spencer Ackerman has been absorbed into the Think Progress collective and will henceforth by blogging at Attackerman. Update your blogrolls, feeds, and whatnot accordingly.Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 14, 2008 07:54
