My all-time top five blog posts
Brad DeLong nominates his top five weblog posts ever, and is gracious enough to include this post among them. This got me to thinking about Matt Yglesias’ initial point — there are so many newcomers to the blogosphere that, “the aggregate audience for blog commentary is enormously larger than it was a few years ago, ...
Brad DeLong nominates his top five weblog posts ever, and is gracious enough to include this post among them. This got me to thinking about Matt Yglesias' initial point -- there are so many newcomers to the blogosphere that, "the aggregate audience for blog commentary is enormously larger than it was a few years ago, so it's quite possible that there are people reading this blog right now who have never heard of of the classic[s]..." So, without further ado, here are my top five, in chronological order: 1) Jacob Levy, "Political Theory and Political Philosophy." 2) Jack Balkin, "What I learned about blogging in a year." 3) Belle Waring, "If Wishes Were Horses, Beggars Would Ride -- A Pony!" 4) Scott Eric Kaufman, "My Morning: A Play in One Uncomfortable Act." 5) Megan McArdle, "Full Disclosure....." Longtime readers are warmly encouraged to proffer their faves in the comments.
Brad DeLong nominates his top five weblog posts ever, and is gracious enough to include this post among them. This got me to thinking about Matt Yglesias’ initial point — there are so many newcomers to the blogosphere that, “the aggregate audience for blog commentary is enormously larger than it was a few years ago, so it’s quite possible that there are people reading this blog right now who have never heard of of the classic[s]…” So, without further ado, here are my top five, in chronological order:
1) Jacob Levy, “Political Theory and Political Philosophy.” 2) Jack Balkin, “What I learned about blogging in a year.” 3) Belle Waring, “If Wishes Were Horses, Beggars Would Ride — A Pony!” 4) Scott Eric Kaufman, “My Morning: A Play in One Uncomfortable Act.” 5) Megan McArdle, “Full Disclosure…..”
Longtime readers are warmly encouraged to proffer their faves in the comments.
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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