On Pseudonymity in Blogging

"Freedom of the press," journalist A. J. Liebling quipped, "is guaranteed only to those who own one."

Tom Grubisich, writing an op-ed in the Washington Post, would have us believe that the same is true of freedom of speech.

Ezra Klein gets the ears and tail:

I'll start running background checks on my readers if Grubisich and his colleagues consents to some symmetrical constraints: If they write something stupid, inflammatory, or wrong, they will lose their jobs. If what you want is for new entrants to the public sphere to feel more vulnerable when participating, it's only fair that you do the same.

(via just about everyone)