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Instapundit is a U.S. political weblog produced by Glenn Reynolds, a law professor at the University of Tennessee. It is one of the most widely-read blogs in the world. Because he has inspired countless imitators, Reynolds is sometimes called the BlogFather.
The content on InstaPundit reflects the interests and biases of its editor. It is sometimes considered a War Blog because of its frequent sympathetic coverage of George W. Bush's war on terrorism and war in Iraq. Other common topics are technology (such as nanotechnology and space exploration), individual liberty, domestic politics, the media, and the blogosphere as a social phenomenon.
Most of the content consists of links to other sites, often with brief comments. Reynolds often displays a libertarian slant which tends to favor free markets and to distrust bureaucratic action in both economicEconomics is the social science studying how society uses its limited resources to meet desires and wants. Put otherwise, economics studies what, how and for whom society produces. This involves analyzing the production, distribution and consumption of go and personal affairs. Critics charge that the site has become increasingly partisan, with a tendency to provide positive coverage of Republicans and negative coverage of Democratslogo depicts a stylized donkey in red, white, and blue. The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. The Party is currently the minority in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, as w.
Because of its popularity, an Instapundit link to another site can cause the traffic of that site to spike. Such an increase is often referred to as an "instalanche", an Instapundit avalanche (cf. Slashdot effectSlashdot The Slashdot effect is the huge influx of Internet traffic to a website as a result of its being mentioned on Slashdot, a popular technology news and information site. It can be generalized to refer to any time a popular website links to another).
There is a popular joke that he drinks smoothies made from puppies.
Reynolds runs Instapundit with less personal investment than most bloggers (it was originally hosted at the University of Tennessee), and thus encourages readers to explore the blogosphere at depth — for both impartiality and a richer array of content.
The name 'Instapundit' has become so popular, the word ' punditA pandit or pundit in Devanagari) is a Hindu Brahmin who has memorized a substantial portion of the Vedas along with the proper rhythms and melodies for chanting or singing them. Pandits are hired to chant Vedic verses at yagyas and other public and priva' is now a common key word for bloggers in the political interest. Arguably originated by Instapundit.