Blegging for help when the web works against me

I’m having two difficulties with the blog right now, and I’m appealing to the techies in the crowd for help: 1) The comment spam has become unbearable since upgrading my Moveable Type software, because it required me to get rid of MT-Blacklist. It’s been suggested that the only way for me to fix this is ...

By , a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast.

I'm having two difficulties with the blog right now, and I'm appealing to the techies in the crowd for help: 1) The comment spam has become unbearable since upgrading my Moveable Type software, because it required me to get rid of MT-Blacklist. It's been suggested that the only way for me to fix this is to use Typekey, but I'd rather not foce my commenters to register. Is there an anti-spam plug-in I can use? 2) The New York Times' Opinionator has apparently linked to my post on income inequality, but since I don't subscribe, I have no friggin' clue what they've said. Will someone with a subscription please post what was said in the comments? I bleg you, good people -- help out this poor, befuddled blogger. UPDATE: Thanks to everyone for the assistance. Tthere may be some technical difficulties as I try to install some of these spam blockers.

I’m having two difficulties with the blog right now, and I’m appealing to the techies in the crowd for help: 1) The comment spam has become unbearable since upgrading my Moveable Type software, because it required me to get rid of MT-Blacklist. It’s been suggested that the only way for me to fix this is to use Typekey, but I’d rather not foce my commenters to register. Is there an anti-spam plug-in I can use? 2) The New York Times‘ Opinionator has apparently linked to my post on income inequality, but since I don’t subscribe, I have no friggin’ clue what they’ve said. Will someone with a subscription please post what was said in the comments? I bleg you, good people — help out this poor, befuddled blogger. UPDATE: Thanks to everyone for the assistance. Tthere may be some technical difficulties as I try to install some of these spam blockers.

Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner

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