The End of the Blogosphere?

I've been meaning to write something on the danger posed to the blogosphere, and our republic, by the new pay-to-say version of the Internet being pushed by the folks with the bucks. I think there is still much more to be said, but for now, read the piece @ DU by Mitchell Szczepanczyk. Also this, from Tim Karr.

If we don't stop them, the Internet will be as intellectually vibrant as and effective as a source of truth as a Fox newscast.