Proud to present (finally) Battlepanda!

In my custom of blogroll indoctrination, here's a few sample posts from the newest addition. The blog in question Battlepanda, an awesome blend of liberalism and libertarianism. Battlepanda is co-written by the newly pseudononymous Battlepanda, and a fellow named Brock. Here's a sample post in which it is shown that while everyone knows the Canadian health care system is socialist and government run, not many people know the US government pays more per citizen for health care than the Canadians. Insightful, no? I love it when people break down sterotypes with data. Another memorable post is her insight on the combatitive nature of blogs. She leads:

I don't think I remember the last time I called someone "a crock of shit" in real-life. Online, though, I think it was either yesterday or the day before. I can't remember. And I consider myself a relatively well-behaved member of this noplace we call the blogisphere.

(Her memory is actually better than she lets on.) Anyway, it's a great blog, and closer to my philosophical mix than most. I should point out that the Battlepanda is the first female blogger to be added to my blogroll, which is itself interesting. Why did it take so long? Is that perhaps a reflection of the blogosphere, or my personal tastes? I'm not looking for a Kevin Drum or Larry Sanders moment, so I'll resist the urge to blame women (and if you don't get that, it just means you're not a blog-nerd).

Ironically, Battlepanda and I first corresponded over the strange case of Ben Barres, in which Barres had more success in acadmics after getting a sex change from female to male. Back then BP was blogging under her actal name. Now that she's gone androgenous (or would you have guessed "Battlepanda" is masculine?), she gets more bloggy love from me. It's not like that A! I swear! The reason it's taken so long, is I haven't done anything administrative here in forever. Also you were only two clicks away through Legal Fiction, and I'm lazy. (and now you're only one, so I can be extra lazy)

Anyway, Battlepanda rocks. I traditionally include some caveat or critique of new blogs so I don't seem like a total kiss-up, but my most substantive complaint is that BP and Brock don't post often enough (yeah I don't post frequently either, but that's my honest complaint). Guess today I'm a kiss-up.

UPDATE: Hmm. I'm not sure which of my little sidebar categories is most appropriate. This is the problem when you try to pidgeonhole diverse thinkers into categories. I'll have to think on it. Meanwhile the first link in the post works fine to get to the site.