A collection of the best political blogs on the net: liberal, progressive, conservative, media watchdogs, and media. Includes podcast information. What better way to stay in touch with what's hot in politics than visiting the blogosphere?
The National Journal launched the Beltway Blogroll in June 2004 to highlight political commentary from the DC blogosphere.
Columbia Journalism Review provides real-time analysis of how political news is being reported.
Founded by Nelson Poynter in 1945, Congressional Quarterly is a private non-profit corporation owned by the Poynter Institute, a school for journalists. Some public, some subscription information.
William F. Buckley Jr. founded
The National Review, the conservative journal that publishes this eclectic group blog.
Founded in 1984, The Cook Political Report is an independent, non-partisan subscription-based newsletter that analyzes elections and campaigns for the US House of Representatives, US Senate, Governors and President as well as American political trends. Some content is public and current while some is public and historical; much is subscriber only.
Bob Somerby is a former op-ed writer and political humorist. Each day he dissects political reporting on the right and the left -- pointing out vacuous logic and "spin" reported as "spun."
Dave Pell's ElectaBlog is "campaign news with all the carbs." He considers himself a centrist Democrat who is free to criticize all sides. Witty and insightful.
A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, FactCheck.org is nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" that monitors factual accuracy in campaign ads, speeches, debates, press releases.
A political independent and moderate's irreverent comments, analysis and links on important stories in the news. Written by veteran journalist Joe Gandelman who is also an entertainer. A Wizbang 2004 weblog award winner. Extensive categorized blogroll.
Of the people, By the people, For the people ... this core concept from the Declaration of Independence is the foundation for this new group blog from Bart Decrem, Joe Costello, Jon Lebkowsky, Mitch Kapor, and zephyr teachout.
TomPaine.com, a project of the Institute for America's Future, aggregates information on progressive causes. A highlight: a daily liberal analysis of national security issues, The Dreyfuss Report. The founders take their cue from the original Thomas Paine, whose writings (
Common Sense) helped sway public opinion in favor of the American Revolution.
Joshua Micah Marshall started publishing Talking Points Memo (TPM), a political blog, in November 2000 during the disputed Florida election recount. The site has been in continuous publication ever since. It has a monthly readership of well over half a million readers and is frequently noted in publications across the United States.
Steven Clemons is Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation and co-directs the New America Foundation's American Strategy Program. Clemons specializes in US foreign policy, with experience both in Asia-Pacific and transatlantic policy matters, as well as broad international economic and security affairs.
From the Washington Post; each weekend, Dan Froomkin reviews major newspapers, magazines, broadcast news and political blogs for information about the president and his staff.
One-stop for the best US politics RSS feeds - mainstream media and blogs. An ever-growing list, as new feeds become available.
