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Technobabble
Glenn Reynold's Utopia.
By Christine Rosen
Posted: Wednesday, June 21, 2006


ARTICLE
The New Republic  
Publication Date: June 20, 2006

Glenn Reynolds is an unlikely visionary. Before he emerged as the "InstaPundit," he was just a law professor at the University of Tennessee, writing on administrative law and the Second Amendment for publications like Law and Policy in International Business and Jurimetrics. These outlets, however, didn't satisfy Reynolds's desire to reach a wider audience, and, in 2001, he began posting messages under a variety of handles like "AGAndroid" in "the Fray," the readers' forum for the online magazine Slate. Reynolds seemed to have an opinion about everything--from Canadian prescription drugs to the relative attractiveness of rock groupies--and a knack for pumping out copy faster than a wire reporter. His celebrity among the Slate Fraysters prompted him to strike out on his own. And, in August 2001, Reynolds created a blog, InstaPundit, where he could tie together his academic and outside interests and provide links and commentary on news and opinion journalism.

If it weren't for September 11, Reynolds's commentary on the Slate bulletin board might have been the height of his fame. But, in the dark moments following the attacks, the public craved commentary--and InstaPundit supplied it in torrents. His conservative politics and implacable compulsion to post earned him a massive following. Today, the blog-tracker Technorati ranks InstaPundit as one of the top 100 blogs, and Reynolds is known to many as the "blogfather," a moniker that pays tribute to his role in shaping the new genre. Print journalists frequently turn to him for his opinions on the medium. He even has an online store, where loyal fans can purchase merchandise ("classic thong" underwear for $8.99) emblazoned with the InstaPundit name and the slogan "ahead of the curve since 30 minutes ago!"

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On Sunday, June 1, EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel was featured on C-SPAN2/Book TV's program "In Depth."

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Religion and the Media
Michael Cromartie
Faith Angle Conference -- December 2008

EPPC Vice President Michael Cromartie moderated a series of discussions in December at the semi-annual Faith Angle Conference sponsored by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life and held in Key West, Florida. Transcripts of the informative talks are now available online.

 Religion and Race: A Historical and Contemporary Perspective -- Eddie S.Glaude Jr., author of In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America, discussed religion and race in America.

 A Post-Election Look at Religious Voters in the 2008 Election -- John Green, a senior fellow in religion and American politics at the Pew Forum, discussed how a small change overall in voting behavior among religious groups had a big impact at the ballot box.

 America and Islam After Bush  -- Vali Nasr, author of the 2006 book, The Shia Revival, surveyed the geo-political landscape of today's Middle East.