I've begun the long-delayed project of re-posting the first seven months of the LGM archive. This was lost to the web during our 2010 transition, but I fortunately kept a backup. My hope is to consistently re-post material from nine years to the day, but...
metablogging
Lawyers, Guns and Money continues to struggle for mainstream respectability. Here is our six seven-part plan for entering the "MSM:" Sell posting space to the Church of Scientology or religious.
Happy New Year! Stay safe! 2012 LGM in Numbers*: Posts: 2723 Comments: 163,243 Visits: 3,934,352 Unique Visitors: 803,173 Pageviews: 7,459,130 Top Ten Posts of the Year: The Two American Flags.
The worst mistake to make with regards to Erik's battle with accumulated wingnuttery is this: If I'm careful, it won't happen to me. Erik employed an emotional-but-common metaphor to describe his feelings about a major public figure in the wake of a tragedy; the response...
So, it seems like there was a hippie punching party and nobody invited me. Two thoughts: 1. The term "hippie punching," while satisfying in an @OldHossRadbourn "Beat the Irish" kind.
On behalf of Lawyers, Guns and Money, let me wish a very happy fifth birthday to the Monkey Cage. John Sides and company have done a wonderful job of bringing.
Some navel gazing, Google Analytics driven trivia. All data since March 2010. Seven countries have had exactly one visit to LGM. Which are they? What are the top 3 African countries in terms of visits? What is the #1 non-English speaking country? What are the...
David Axe profiles Information Dissemination: Still, 14,000 daily readers and the power to influence the Navy ain’t bad for a blog that began in 2007 almost by accident. The way.
At 10am I suspect that the internets are going to have a moment:
Meh. Not enough Bolg, son of Azog.
Drezner FTW: Pro tip: when one side complains that the other side is "playing politics" on an issue, it usually means they've lost the argument. Badly. In completely unrelated news,.
There seems to be a new book out about how to succeed as a political blogger. Kevin Drum provides somewhat less than insightful guidance: You have to enjoy writing. You.