David Weigel quotes:

Twitter is a much more dangerous cauldron of groupthink than happy hours or dinners. On Twitter the reward comes from agreeing or loudly disagreeing with the joke, or the "smart take." In person you hash things out.

This would be a vastly better world to live in if Matt Drudge decided to handle his emotional problems more responsibly, and set himself on fire.

You need to quickly recognize when and why you're being spooned bullshit. That happens very often, but it happens for a reason.

I think my journalism is for readers who are smart and know that most people are lying to them, or being patronizing.