The best-named blog in the blogosphere is gone: "The Conspiracy To Keep You Poor And Stupid" by my friend Don Luskin.
Don got me started in blogging in October 2004, when he posted a long, documented piece by me about the Swiftboat hypocrisy of the New York Times and its then ombudsman (also erroneously called its public editor).
I just received the following two emails from Don:
#1: Bruce, after 8 years at it, I’ve made the decision to stop blogging. It was great at the beginning when blogging was new and I had a lot of time on my hands. But since then my business has expanded dramatically, and I now have media platforms with the WSJ, NRO, SmartMoney and CNBC. Also, Google has announced various technology changes to the software that would require a lot of work to adapt to, so I just decided to let it go.
#2: [Reply to what happens to the blog name]: I guess if someone made me an offer I couldn’t refuse then I wouldn’t refuse, but…
Don Luskin (bio) knows a thing or three about making money.
The bidding is open. Or, will Don contribute the proceeds to a cause that works to end the Conspiracy? Or, will Don designate a heir?
There’s no replacing Don Luskin’s blog. But, there is carrying on to end the Conspiracy To Keep You Poor And Stupid. The conservative and libertarian sides of the blogosphere have come a long way forward over the past years, so I can see Don’s logic, always sound. But while losing Don, his contributions have been seminal. Thank you Don.
