http://crookedtimber.org/2004/08/06/i-am-become-matthew-yglesias-destroyer-of-worlds/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:34:27 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://crookedtimber.org/2004/08/06/i-am-become-matthew-yglesias-destroyer-of-worlds/comment-page-1/#comment-37623 Frank Wilhoit Sat, 07 Aug 2004 03:10:14 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1981#comment-37623 Ten years from now, Matt Yglesias will recall his writings of today and will blush for his command of English. Twenty years from now, Matt Yglesias will recall his writings of today and blush for his naivete. (I mean these things as *high* praise: mind you take them so.) Ten years from now, Matt Yglesias will recall his writings of today and will blush for his command of English. Twenty years from now, Matt Yglesias will recall his writings of today and blush for his naivete. (I mean these things as high praise: mind you take them so.)

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/08/06/i-am-become-matthew-yglesias-destroyer-of-worlds/comment-page-1/#comment-37622 digamma Fri, 06 Aug 2004 20:13:54 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1981#comment-37622 <i>Who would have thought that mere editorship at the Harvard Crimson Independent would take a young man so far…Advantage: blogosphere. Sort of. Well, OK, advantage traditional old boys network.</i> Ah, but Spencer Ackerman, 2002 alumnus of Rutgers University's Daily Targum, was mentioned by Krugman <a href="http://www.pkarchive.org/column/062403.html">more than a year ago</a>. Take that, Ivy League. Who would have thought that mere editorship at the Harvard Crimson Independent would take a young man so far…Advantage: blogosphere. Sort of. Well, OK, advantage traditional old boys network. Ah, but Spencer Ackerman, 2002 alumnus of Rutgers University’s Daily Targum, was mentioned by Krugman more than a year ago. Take that, Ivy League.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/08/06/i-am-become-matthew-yglesias-destroyer-of-worlds/comment-page-1/#comment-37621 NeoDude Fri, 06 Aug 2004 19:52:45 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1981#comment-37621 Matt is way cool (and I write this as an adult) and when ever I get mad at him, its usually because he says stuff I wish I woulda said first! Matt is way cool (and I write this as an adult) and when ever I get mad at him, its usually because he says stuff I wish I woulda said first!

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/08/06/i-am-become-matthew-yglesias-destroyer-of-worlds/comment-page-1/#comment-37620 praktike Fri, 06 Aug 2004 18:37:13 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1981#comment-37620 I wonder if Krugman got into reading blogs, ironically, via Luskin. Just a thought. I wonder if Krugman got into reading blogs, ironically, via Luskin. Just a thought.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/08/06/i-am-become-matthew-yglesias-destroyer-of-worlds/comment-page-1/#comment-37619 Carleton Fri, 06 Aug 2004 17:08:52 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1981#comment-37619 My cup overfloweth with joy! My cup overfloweth with joy!

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/08/06/i-am-become-matthew-yglesias-destroyer-of-worlds/comment-page-1/#comment-37618 reuben Fri, 06 Aug 2004 16:32:57 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1981#comment-37618 Can I have one of those green bracelets? Can I have one of those green bracelets?

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/08/06/i-am-become-matthew-yglesias-destroyer-of-worlds/comment-page-1/#comment-37617 Barry Fri, 06 Aug 2004 15:59:17 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1981#comment-37617 What power has the lowly blogosphere compared to the Empowerer to Free Booze? What power has the lowly blogosphere compared to the Empowerer to Free Booze?

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/08/06/i-am-become-matthew-yglesias-destroyer-of-worlds/comment-page-1/#comment-37616 Matthew Yglesias Fri, 06 Aug 2004 14:31:11 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1981#comment-37616 Yeah Jo'n's got this right. No prestigious <i>Crimson</i> for me -- just the lowly <i>Independent</i>. Interestingly, up at the Democratic Convention I ran into my counterpart from the <i>Crimson</i> at the DCCC "blogger bash" where he had the job of equipping VIP bloggers such as myself with green bracelets entitling us to free booze. Yeah Jo’n’s got this right. No prestigious Crimson for me—just the lowly Independent. Interestingly, up at the Democratic Convention I ran into my counterpart from the Crimson at the DCCC “blogger bash” where he had the job of equipping VIP bloggers such as myself with green bracelets entitling us to free booze.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/08/06/i-am-become-matthew-yglesias-destroyer-of-worlds/comment-page-1/#comment-37615 belle Fri, 06 Aug 2004 14:18:23 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1981#comment-37615 OK, you're prolly right, there, Mr. Jo'n. I didn't do no research or nothing. This is the blogosphere, man! OK, you’re prolly right, there, Mr. Jo’n. I didn’t do no research or nothing. This is the blogosphere, man!

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/08/06/i-am-become-matthew-yglesias-destroyer-of-worlds/comment-page-1/#comment-37614 JO'N Fri, 06 Aug 2004 13:55:50 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1981#comment-37614 I seem to recall he was an editor at the Independent, not the Crimson. I seem to recall he was an editor at the Independent, not the Crimson.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/08/06/i-am-become-matthew-yglesias-destroyer-of-worlds/comment-page-1/#comment-37613 Barry Freed Fri, 06 Aug 2004 13:51:29 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1981#comment-37613 Lately Krugman seems to be on a one man crusade to push the media-critical blogosphere. More power to him. Lately Krugman seems to be on a one man crusade to push the media-critical blogosphere. More power to him.

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