Blogosphere

Huh. Bunch of knuckle-dragging link-trollers... They missed one. … [Read more...] about The Top 100 Libertarian Blogs

Yesterday, Scott Greenfield quoted a Wired article by Paul Boutin that said, in part: Writing a weblog today isn't the bright idea it was four years ago. The blogosphere, once a freshwater oasis of folksy self-expression and clever thought, has been flooded by a tsunami of paid bilge. Cut-rate journalists and underground marketing campaigns now drown out the authentic voices … [Read more...] about Legal Blogging and the Sci-Fi Revolution

It's official, I guess. Norm Pattis is blogging no more. Scott Greenfield was way ahead of the pack on this, but I couldn't tell how serious it was. It turns out Norm really does plan to study Greek. In what I guess is his typical don't-give-a-damn approach, Norm hasn't just stopped blogging, he's taken down his blog. Not only is everything he wrote gone, but he's broken all … [Read more...] about ‘Bye, Norm.

I went to the Agitator meet-up tonight and finally got to meet Radley Balko. I've been reading his stuff for a while, and I really admire the work he did on the Cory Maye case. The meetup wasn't exactly huge. Only a handful of people showed, and only two of us weren't already friends of Radley's, proving that just because someone is a star in libertarian circles doesn't mean … [Read more...] about Agitator Meet-Up

It seems like everybody in my favorite part of the legal blogosphere (or the "blawgosphere" if you insist) is trying to help out Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer Mark Bennet's Google rank by linking to him with helpful link text like "Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer." (You're welcome, Mark.) Meanwhile, I was checking out my own search statistics, and the number one search … [Read more...] about In Which I Try To Repair My Reputation