I have to admit that Best Writing is my favorite of all the Koufax Award categories. The depth of the quality writers on the left is simply staggering. This year we have about forty nominees for the category. Each of the nominees is worthy of recognition. Almost all are on my regular reading list. As a reader, I am thankful for all the great writing. As a writer, I am envious of their talent.
The nominees for the 2003 Koufax Award for Best writing are:
Roger Ailes (the one we like)
The Antic Muse (now on hiatus)
Blogorrhoea
Body and Soul by Jeanne D’Arc
Busy Busy Busy (or in the shorter form, “Busy”) by Elton Beard
Calpundit by Kevin Drum
Crooked Timber has no fewer than four members of the group nominated for Best Writing. Those four are Ted Barlow, Daniel Davies, Keiran Healy and Henry Farrell
David E.’s Fablog by David Ehrenstein
Semi Daily Journal by Brad DeLong
Hullabaloo by Digby
Late Night Thoughts by Emma (who, by the way, is back)
Short Story; Long Pier
MaxSpeak by Max Sawicky
Making Light by Teresa Nielsen Hayden
Notes On the Atrocities
Orcinus by David Neiwert
Pandagon By Jesse Taylor and Ezra Klein
The Rittenhouse Review by Jim Capozzola
The Road To Surfdom by Tim Dunlop
The Sideshow by Avedon Carol
The Slacktivist by Fred Clark
SnarkSpot by Jennifer Weiner
Suburban Guerilla by Susan Madrak
Talking Points Memo by Josh Marshall
Whiskey Bar by Billmon
World O’Crap
I think I've got to go with the Fab Four at Crooked Timber. (I assume there's no need to choose among them until the finals, if at all.)
Posted by: Katherine at January 7, 2004 08:22 PMWhiskey Bar
Posted by: Shelly at January 7, 2004 08:34 PMTalking Points Memo
Billmon
Suburban Guerilla
Ailes
Hullabaloo by Digby
Orcinus by David Neiwert
Body and Soul by Jeanne D’Arc
Crooked Timber: Ted Barlow
Slacktivist by Fred Clark
AB
Posted by: Angry Bear at January 7, 2004 09:58 PMThanks for the great line-up of worthy blogs. I'd not heard of them all and have bookmarked those. Actually, I just launched my own site today! Hope you'll give it a look.
Later.
Posted by: scott at January 7, 2004 09:58 PMMax Sawicky
Daniel Davies
Billmon
Teresa Nielsen Hayden
Avedon Carol
World O'Crap.
Posted by: Pete at January 7, 2004 11:22 PMTalking Points Memo by Josh Marshall
CalPundit by Kevin Drumm
Whiskey Bar by Billmon
Hullabaloo by Digby
I so don't belong in this category.
Posted by: tbogg at January 7, 2004 11:56 PMWhiskey Bar
Posted by: Tom DC/VA at January 8, 2004 12:31 AMWow. I am truly honored to have my blog listed here! Many thanks for the nomination and for your readership.
Best ....
Posted by: bhw at January 8, 2004 01:17 AMKieran Healy of Crooked Timber!
(Kieran has a style unmatched in the blogosphere)
Posted by: Michelle at January 8, 2004 05:06 AMDaniel Davies
Posted by: Andrew Edwards at January 8, 2004 06:49 AMWhiskey Bar!
Then Daniel Davies, Keiran Healy.
Roger Ailes (the one we like)
Body and Soul by Jeanne D’Arc
Calpundit by Kevin Drum
Crooked Timber: all four
David E.’s Fablog by David Ehrenstein
Semi Daily Journal by Brad DeLong
Hullabaloo by Digby
MaxSpeak by Max Sawicky
Making Light by Teresa Nielsen Hayden
Orcinus by David Neiwert
Pandagon By Jesse Taylor and Ezra Klein
Talking Points Memo by Josh Marshall
Matthew Yglesias
Suburban Guerrilla and
Talking Points Memo.
D-squared. I just wish he had more output.
Runners-up: Kieran Healy and SnarkSpot.
Posted by: JP at January 8, 2004 09:53 AMBest writing...there are so many. Emma, tbogg and Rittenhouse.
Posted by: Jane at January 8, 2004 11:01 AMDaniel Davies
Brad de Long
Josh Marshall
Matthew Yglesias
Rittenhouse, Body and Soul, Long Story Short Pier
Posted by: julia at January 8, 2004 11:46 AMUnquestionably, Body and Soul....
Posted by: emily at January 8, 2004 11:58 AMJosh Marshall's Talking Points Memo
Brad DeLong's Semi Daily Journal
Matthew Yglesias
Calpundit
Billmon and TPM
Posted by: Duncan Young at January 8, 2004 12:42 PMMaking Light
Slacktivist
Orcinus
Josh Marshall/Talking Points Memo
Posted by: Tanna at January 8, 2004 12:53 PMBillmon's Whiskey Bar. No question.
Posted by: Tim P. at January 8, 2004 12:54 PMWhiskey Bar
World O'Crap
Ted Barlow
Body and Soul
Billmon
Orcinus
Blogorrhoea (Rob Schaap)
Daniel Davies
Jeanne D'arc
Digby
Fred Clark
(oh crap, they're all good)
Posted by: Tim at January 8, 2004 01:34 PMWhiskey Bar
Steve Gilliard
Calpundit
TBOGG
Hullaballoo
Posted by: dublingal_ny at January 8, 2004 03:00 PMAnother vote for Kieran Healy.
Posted by: rosalind at January 8, 2004 03:01 PMI've said it before and I'll say it again - Body and Soul, Making Light and Proletarios Epanastatis.
Davies, Healy, DeLong
Posted by: Mrs Tilton at January 8, 2004 04:37 PMOrcinus
The Whisky Bar
Body and Soul
Road to Surfdom and Blogorrhoea are my faves.
Posted by: Louise at January 8, 2004 05:33 PMBillmon
Kevin Drum
Matthew Yglesias
Whiskey Bar
World O'Crap
Kevin Drum
Pandagon
Well, you have to thin it down somehow. These are the ones whose writing often leaves me breathless:
Rittenhouse Review
Hullaballoo
TBOGG
Whiskey Bar
Roger Ailes
Steve Gilliard
Road to Surfdom
World O'Crap
Best writing favorites over here are
Body and Soul
Rittenhouse Review
Orcinus
Sideshow
Suburban Guerrilla
Whiskey Bar
Steve Gilliard's News Blog
Orcinus
Baghdad Burning, Body and Soul, Calpundit, and Orcinus.
Posted by: Al-Muhajabah at January 8, 2004 10:34 PMtoo many good ones here.
body and soul, sideshow, sadly no, orcinus, max speak, hullabaloo, gilliard, calpundit, roger ailes, brad de long, tim dunlop, rittenhouse, suburban guerilla, tbogg, matt yglacias, josh marshall, in no particular order.
Posted by: skippy at January 9, 2004 01:19 AM1. Billmon
2. Slacktivist
3. Ailes
Kieran Healy
Posted by: laurie at January 9, 2004 03:34 AMUnbelieveable that Unqualified Offerings isn't on this list. As it is, best picks are Slacktivist and Making Light.
Posted by: nate at January 9, 2004 09:01 AMDavies at CT, Pandagon, CalPundit.
Posted by: st at January 9, 2004 10:12 AMcalpundit, crkdtmbr, whiskey bar.
these win not for any single post but continued excellence week after week.
Posted by: FDL at January 9, 2004 05:20 PMbaghdad burning and whiskey bar
Posted by: Mark H at January 10, 2004 06:20 AMBaghdad Burning (Riverbend)
Whiskey Bar (billmon)
Body and Soul (Jeanne D'Arc)
Tough call.
In order:
1) Orcinus
2) Hullabaloo
3) Pandagon
4) Calpundit
Baghdad Burning
Body and Soul
Hullabaloo
The Sideshow
TBogg
Whiskey Bar
World O'Crap
Tough tough tough category!
Orcinus
Hullaballoo
Roger Ailes
Posted by: (: Tom :) at January 10, 2004 09:14 PMBody and Soul
Orcinus
Rittenhouse Review
World O'Crap
Matt Yglesias
It's hard to choose... but, since ya gotta:
1. Body and Soul.
2. Pedantry
3. Long Story; Short Pier
1. Making Light
2. Tbogg
3. Body and Soul
Making Light.
Posted by: Kate Nepveu at January 11, 2004 07:46 PMTereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesa!
Posted by: Avedon at January 11, 2004 08:15 PMMaking Light and Crooked Timber.
Posted by: Grey Thistle at January 11, 2004 09:52 PMWorld O Crap.
Always funny, but also really laser like on the background of political, religious, and crazy conservative issues.
My vote is for Orcinus.
Posted by: Penny at January 12, 2004 07:26 PMSteve Gilliard and Kevin Drum
Posted by: kos at January 13, 2004 03:20 PMI'd give a limb or two to write like Fred Clark.
I'd give several digits to write like Billmon.
Posted by: Elias at January 14, 2004 11:31 AM
Orcinus!, Billmon, Talking Points Memo
Posted by: Frank at January 16, 2004 11:57 AMOrcinus
Billmon
All good. Hmmm...
Sadly, No
Body & Soul
World O' Crap
Pandagon
TBogg
1. Calpundit
2. Orcinus
3. Pandagon
Baghdad Burning
Body and Soul