Blogging

A couple weeks ago, Jack Marshall wrote a post criticizing the ethics of George Zimmerman's legal team. Later that same day, California criminal defense lawyer Mary Frances Prevost at California Criminal Lawyer Blog wrote a post about the same subject. Her post used many of the same words. And rather a lot of the same phrases and sentences. Marshall decided to call her out for … [Read more...] about A Blogger Without a Clue

One of my regular blog reads is Ravings of a Feral Genius where Jennifer Abel rants about libertarian topics. Jennifer's a writer by trade, not just by virtue of having a blog, which means she gets paid and published in real publications, the most prominent of which is probably her column in the Guardian. This last Wednesday, however, Jennifer made this stunning announcement: … [Read more...] about Chasing Jennifer

I think I first heard of Marc Randazza when one of the other bloggers around here started calling him a "First Amendment Badass," and that's how I always think of him. I didn't really encounter him, however, until Jon Katz posted this bit about Randazza a few years ago. I took the opportunity to poke fun at Marc in the comments about the absurdist severity of his blog's terms … [Read more...] about Marc Randazza – First Amendment Badass

Jamison Koehler has a post up on his blog offering tips for new bloggers. Although he wrote it specifically for legal bloggers, and some of the examples might not make sense if you don't know the personalities, it's good advice for anyone considering a new blog. If you're thinking you might like to join the conversation, you should check it out. Naturally, I have a few thoughts … [Read more...] about Jamison’s Tips For New Bloggers