By Ezra
Got tagged with one of these meme things, and this one strikes me as useful. So here are five blogs that make me think (to be distinguished from "Blogs I Think Are Always Right):
• Matt Yglesias: Still good after all these years!
• Dani Rodrik: Your best bet for counterintuitive, lefty economic thinking until Jamie Galbraith gets a blog, or Dean Baker generalizes out from media criticism.
• Marginal Revolution: Best understood as the economics version of Clarissa Explains It All. Has had the curious effect of changing the way I think about much of the world (Chinese restaurants and book length being good examples) while strengthening many of my preexisting beliefs on matters related to economic and social policy.
• The American Scene: You only understand 1/6th or so of the best Reihan posts, but they're definitely thought-provoking. They're sort of the Platonic Form of thought provoking, even if the thoughts is sometimes "whaaa?" Also, Peter Suderman is probably my favorite movie reviewer, and in fact one of my favorite rightwing writers, but I don't have the patience to wade through The Corner's oceans of Andy McCarthy to get to him. So it's useful to read him here.
• Kevin Drum: See the rationale for Matt. Additionally, Kevin's something of a reality check for me, as he tends to be clear-headed and careful in moments when I tend to get carried away.
I tag my commenters. Also, this is it for me till Monday, when I'll be back full-time. Thank your guestbloggers, tip your waitresses...
