Don’t Feed The Trolls
Their intent is to derail useful discussion and responding to them not only achieves that end but encourages more trolling.
Blogging > Peer Review Publishing?
Robert Farley takes a shot across the bow at the academy from the pages of one of his field’s most prestigious journals.
Not The Singularity: New Blog, Old Bloggers
Longtime blogger Steve Hynd has launched a new group blog called Not The Singularity.
Hitler Reacts to PowerLine Ad Strategy
So, the PowerLine gang experimented with an annoying pre-load survey widget to boost revenue. A certain mustachioed Austrian is not amused.
Ezra Klein’s Meteoric Rise
How he went from Juicebox Mafia member to the most important young journalist in DC.
Katherine Applegate Wins Newbery Medal for ‘The One and Only Ivan’
Katherine Applegate, long suffering spouse of frequent OTB commenter Michael Reynolds, has been awarded the Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children for The One and Only Ivan.
Andrew Sullivan Gives The Boeing Back
The world’s most prolific blogger is leaving corporate media and opening the tip jar.
Reagan Won The Tax Debate. Now What?
Ronald Reagan won the tax fight. The debate now centers on whether to continue cutting taxes or slightly reverse the trend.
Obama Meets With Liberal Journalists!
President Obama had some prominent liberal journalists over for coffee.
10 Questions Blog Commenters Should But Don’t Ask
John Scalzi knows that you want to be a better commenter because, “You’re a fine upstanding human being, not some feculent jackass with a keyboard, an internet connection and a blistering sense of personal inferiority that is indistinguishable from common sociopathy.”
Commenting Policies: A Reminder
Challenge the ideas of those with whom you disagree, not their patriotism, decency, or integrity.
