So I’m expanding the American Times Empire. My blog at Forbes has gradually morphed into a tech blog. I write about all sorts of tech stuff there now – from social media to video games to the politics of SOPA and, of course, my craft beer reviews. But politics, in the “Mitt Romney is secretly the anti-Christ” variety, are out.
I really enjoy writing about technology, actually. Discussions of Nintendo, sexism in video games, and anything to do with Apple, are really contentious – perhaps even more contentious that writing about Ron Paul. But I am still a politics blogger and need a space for that sort of thing as well.
The League is moving along splendidly. My writing here, however, tends to be of the political philosophy variety or musings on fantasy literature. I want to keep it that way. This space, as far as I am concerned, is for the discussion of ideas much more than the discussion of events or individuals. I don’t want to cover the election from this perch, for instance. This is where I write about the way that craft breweries might embody how liberal politics can move beyond organized labor – not where I write about how Gingrich is a cheating, lying, duplicitous son-of-a-bitch.
Furthermore, I need a home-page that’s all mine. My new American Times blog is just that. I may be Supreme Dictator here, but I tend to enjoy seeing what everyone else comes up with. I mean, The Ten Commandments of Tod and the Batman medical report and all the other amazing stuff around here is just brilliant and wonderful and I don’t want to crowd up the front page (and I would, trust me, I write a ton) with my snarky potshots at Rick Santorum.
Oh, and I’m placing ads on my own blog, something I don’t do here, because now I’m a freelance writer with no other source of income and any little bit helps. So the new blog is my personal home page and my personal space for lots of politics writing. Forbes is where I write about tech, movies, etc. And the League, so flush with other awesome writers and commenters, is where I’ll keep writing about fantasy books and political philosophy and my own political evolution. I’m working on finding an actual publication for my political writing, but until then this is where you’ll find me. I’ll stay busy.
In any case, please pay me a visit over at the other, other blog. I think you’ll find the comment system very familiar and accessible there (it’s kind of like a sub-blog really.) Updates will show up in the side-bar here much as they do for the stuff I write at Forbes.
Thanks!
Hey, you know where you should do an official public unveiling of your new blog? Las Vegas. Maybe in late May sometime.
Also, I must say the look of the new blog is nice. Very crisp and clean.Report
As of right now, I’m planning on being in Vegas. My wife is debating whether or not she’ll come, too. She hates Vegas, but she also hates the idea of my dumb ass off in Vegas alone…
Re: the new blog, thanks! Crisp and clean is what I was going for.Report
Dude. You’re Arianna Huffington.Report
He’s better-looking.Report
Jaybird – careful now, Huffington scares me.
Burt – aw shucks.Report
If he’s Huffington, I’d like to apply for the job of celebrity gossip blogger.Report
Sure – you’re hired – but like Huffington I don’t pay…Report
Alright, expect my post on Brangelina sometime tomorrow. It will have a little bit of Suri news in there, too.Report
So, I shouldn’t post these naked celebrity pictures and medicine conspiracy theories then?Report
I have yet to hear about a medicine conspiracy theory that I haven’t wanted to comment upon and shift the burden of proof onto the medicine credulists.Report
Congrats ED, make sure you post your updates to the damn sidebar.. real life presses me cruelly. I can’t surf all your blog empire looking for your comments.Report
Everything should show up there in the sidebar so you should be okay…Report
If anyone wants to write an article on the expanding Kain empire, may I suggest titling it “Citizen Kain”.Report
I almost forgot to ask… This new look blog, will it be a place for trolls to come and rail about your wimpy socialist desire for the government to take away our children, or a place for trolls to come and rail about your right-wing libertarian rantings about the fun of hunting the poor for sport?Report
Neither. I will wield my banhammer with a mighty vengeance – and hopefully the population of non-trolls will overwhelm them.Report
Oh great, the time sink that is the League (and Forbes) is growing like a black hole. I knew I was doomed when the first bookmark on my Dolphin browser for my smartphone was none other than ordinary-gentlemen.com Addictions are funny things.
On your politics blog, be sure and write an article about how we should just Vote Canadian this election cycle and be done with it.Report
I know you posted this a while ago, but I just now read it. Good luck with your new blog, and I look forward to reading it.Report
Thanks!Report