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Posted on 01.05.10 by Thomas L. Knapp
We’re continuing to add “outside author” blogs at Rational Review: We provide the hosting (and take a strip of ad space), the authors provide the content. We provide the tech support, the authors enjoy complete editorial freedom. Our latest (and most welcome) addition is a group blog, On ALLiance. The “ALL” in the title refers to the Alliance of the Libertarian Left. ALL isn’t a formal organization, but rather a “multi-tendency coalition” — see the link for more details. On ALLiance is edited/administered by Chris Lempa, with a mix of other left-libertarian authors weighing in. Check it out! Filed under: Feature Articles | |
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Posted on 12.31.09 by Thomas L. Knapp
Top bid as of midnight, 12/30/09 — and therefore the winner! — $300. Thanks to all who bid on the ad space! Filed under: Feature Articles and RRND News and Twitter-Worthy | |
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Posted on 11.10.09 by Thomas L. Knapp
Since late 2003, when we began focusing on Rational Review News Digest, our “front page blog” has increasingly become a sort of … well … backwater. Other than the occasional announcement, reprint or guest column, there’s not a lot of action there. Now, however, there’s going to be a lot more action elsewhere on the site. Starting with three names you’ll almost certainly recognize, we’re setting up as a blog home for prominent libertarian authors who’d just as soon leave the admin stuff to someone else. They get web space, a content management “back end,” and someone they actually know to yell at if things don’t work properly. We take a small piece of screen real estate for advertising. Win-win deal! Earlier this year, L. Neil Smith opened The Moratorium. He’s blogged a few excellent pieces there, and plans to get back to it after November (which he’ll spend on NANOWRIMO). As of last week, Tibor R. Machan is blogging at A Passion for Liberty. And as of this morning, J. Neil Schulman is publishing at J. Neil Schulman @ Rational Review. These authors aren’t writing “for” Rational Review — they have their own independent blogs “@” Rational Review and enjoy complete editorial and artistic freedom. And that’s just the way we like it; we’re exchanging value for value with the authors, and bringing new value to what we offer our (and their) readers. Enjoy, and look for new names in the “@ Rational Review” blogosphere in the near future. Best regards, Filed under: Feature Articles and RRND News and Twitter-Worthy | |
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Posted on 11.01.09 by Thomas L. Knapp
Rational Review’s “Virtual Evenings” are a premium feature available only to those who have returned value for value (generally by making financial contributions) to Rational Review News Digest and/or Freedom News Daily. If you resemble that remark — if you’ve ever sent us money, that’s you — and would like to participate, please apply to join the Virtual Evenings email list here (we don’t automatically sign up contributors — they may not be interested in the events and they may not want the email!). The only email messages you’ll receive from this list will be event announcements with access details … a message or two a month. If you don’t resemble that remark, see the right sidebar of this page and consider making a one-time contribution or becoming one of our “subscribing contributors” with a monthly payment. That’s what makes it possible for us to publish “the freedom movement’s daily newspaper.” So, what’s a “Virtual Evening?” It’s actually “A Virtual Evening with [insert name here].” That name will be a libertarian/freedom movement person or persons whom we believe our readers and supporters would like the chance to listen to and speak with. A Rational Review editor will act as emcee, introducing the keynote speaker/honored guest, who will deliver a brief speech, presentation or opening statement. Then the “floor” will be opened up for questions, comments and discussion. We’ll ask our honored guests to make themselves available for least 60-90 minutes for their “Virtual Evenings,” but if they can stay longer and if the participants want to keep things going, that’s fine too. The first “Virtual Evening” events will be held by teleconference, starting in November or December of 2009, at a rate of one or two events per month. In the future, we may add video and Internet chat capabilities as well. Enjoy! Yours in liberty, Filed under: Feature Articles and RRND News and Twitter-Worthy | |
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Posted on 10.30.09 by Thomas L. Knapp
We’re working on rolling out some new features here at Rational Review, and the first one is now ready for launch: The Libertarian Press Club will conduct events — telephone-based “virtual press conferences,” for example — to bring libertarian journalists, bloggers, podcasters, etc. together with newsworthy “freedom movement” people and projects. Check it out! The next two projects should be interesting as well. One is a general “activism facilitation” project, the other is a premium/gift to Rational Review News Digest / Freedom News Daily’s financial supporters. They’re both on the way, Real Soon Now. Filed under: Feature Articles and RRND News | |
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