> I've been there a couple times back over the summer, but I haven't read
> that blog enough to know if I'd endorse them. Are they fair or are they
> trying to be like Michael Moore just from the other side?
I don't go there too much They've got different writers and it varies. It reminds me of this site, with the almost daily updates and is a bit obsessive. They're good on Moore's hypocrisy, but sometimes get a bit petty.
Dave Kopel and
> Christopher Hitchens said just about everything that needed to be said
> about Michael Moron. If his followers can't figure out that the Democratic
> Party's embracement of him helped lose the election for Kerry, well, let
> them be fools who'll deserve to lose the next election as well and then
> all stupidly wonder WHY WHY WHY.....
> My favorite blogs are www.andrewsullivan.com , www.johannorberg.net ,
> www.instapundit.com . They're coming from a more libertarian place, which
> I relate to.
> I also kinda like KausFiles at http://slate.msn.com/id/2110976/ , and
> www.powerlineblog.com . Power Line is a bit too partisan and are coming
> too much from the conservative right, but they can be pretty smart on some
> topics (not homosexuality) and they DID expose CBS News as the DNC
> propaganda arm it is.
> Johan Norberg, a libertarian Swede, is so smart it's scary, and cool too.
> He'll blog one day about economics, the next day he'll write passionately
> about democracy in the Ukraine, and the next day he'll write clever things
> about Rammstein and Depeche Mode and how their genre of music has evolved
> thanks to globalism...despite the ignorance of the artists (like
> Rammstein) who write anti-globalism songs. And his blog has more to offer
> than most, since he's an author, makes documentary films, writes
> influencial essays, and engages in TV debates across Europe. He wrote one
> of the most persuasive and idealistic books I've ever read, In Defense of
> Global Capitalism. Which is not anywhere near as boring as the title
> implies and is a great XMas gift for a lefty who got brainwashed against
> capitalism in college. You gotta love a book on a topic like that that
> also mentions the Sisters of Mercy. God knows why young people flock to a
> fat-ass ignoramous with stale ideas like Michael Moore when there are
> fresh, young intellectuals like Norberg emerging. Norberg is definitely
> the wave of the future.
> Check out his blog and ask yourself what kind of world you'd rather live
> in? One like Moore wants or one like Norberg wants?
I'll try and find time to look at these. Did you see the latest "Word" ? As well as Moz there's a big feature on the Pogues and two pages on PJ O Rourke.