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I love my career and what I do, my time with students, and the mental challenges I face every day in my field of study. I truly love my job in the same way that a teenager loves video games. It is literally fun for me, and I leave work every evening with more energy than when I entered earlier in the day. It appears to be a rare thing.
This blog started in resistance to the bailouts, overspending, the subversion of the US Constitution by the ruling class, and then the march of radical liberalism after the election of Obama. To that end, many of us bloggers expanded our spheres of influence through writing and made a small difference. And the tea party formed. And liberalism is being beat back. That will not end.
However, this blog must. I like blogging, but I love my day job.
I want to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for reading, commenting and encouraging me to continue. Thank you all for your messages of support of my efforts, which will now be at the grass roots level only. I want to make it clear that in no way am I burned out (almost 3 years now I have kept a consistent pace). In fact, I am more energized than ever. I also do not blame my employer. Nor should anyone connect this action with them.
Incidentally, Glenn Reynolds had this link just the other day (thanks for all the Instalanches Glenn!): 5 Ways To Screw Up Your Life With The Internet. I didn't actually screw up my life. Quite the opposite. But with an expanding sphere of influence comes an increased level of visibility.
As for the struggle to right the ship (my last pun!), I will leave you with this regarding the resistance against the corrosive effects of liberalism:
Thank you, and God bless you all.
-theblogprof
:( I'm sorry to see you go. I understand the concerns, and hope that some day, you'll return! Many blessings to you and yours!
ReplyDeleteI am sorry but not surprised to hear that your academic freedom does not extend to expressing opinions on a blog. Please keep the blog archives up if you can--your past posts are valuable as is your blogroll. I hope you can contribute the political discussion by commenting on other blogs in a way that will not draw attention to you personally. After all, one of the attributes of comment sections is that we judge comments by their content, not by their credentials.
ReplyDeleteI look at blogprof daily and have a link on my toolbar. I'm so sorry you have to leave, but understand. Best to you!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all that you did.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly seems that free speech is only for some people.
God bless you too.
Thank you for a good read and chuckle in the past, you will be missed in my daily read.
ReplyDeleteGod bless, Michael
Oh Noes!!!! What will we do without you? :-(
ReplyDeletekeep the terrorist, get rid of the right wing extremist. i see how things roll down there.
ReplyDeleteYou're in my top 3 news web sites (theblogprof, Drudge, and Inside Automotive). I really liked how you had video tied into your stories. We need you around through the 2012 election. Please reconsider. Maybe do a weekly update. Go underground using an alias.
ReplyDeleteGood Luck and God Bless,
Jeff the ExFed
Dude, you're my friend and I check in every couple of days at least. You'll be back in due time. Take care of work and family. Keep nurturing your students. And when you can, come back to blogging. We'll be looking for more of your contributions, which have been phenomenal.
ReplyDeleteDonald @ American Power.
Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called and whether it professes to be enforcing the will of God or the injunctions of men.
ReplyDelete- John Stuart MIll
This breaks my heart. But it's why I've remained anonymous, too. We all know that the last thing academia is, however much it pretends otherwise, is tolerant of free-thought or intellectual debate. God bless you and your family.
ReplyDeleteBeen a reader for some time and enjoyed your posts. Good luck with your efforts outside the interwebby.
ReplyDeleteI read your blog every day, I will certainly miss clicking on your link!
ReplyDeleteAll the best to you and your family, I've enjoyed the ride while it lasted.
Thank you, and God Bless.
I am so sorry to hear this, but wish you the best.
ReplyDeleteWill miss you..God bless!!
wow
ReplyDeleteif you are an employee of a state school and have been intimidated into silence, i would love to be your lawyer!
Blogprof, this is tragic! But don't give up the fight even as you must respect your employer's wishes.
ReplyDeleteJoe Lehman
This is a real loss to the free-market movement, blogprof! Hopefully, you'll find other outlets for your creativity and principles.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on a great run. It has been impressive.
ReplyDeleteJack McHugh
This is the only blog I check regularly. As far as I'm concerned the best blog out there. I'll miss it. Please keep posting somewhere, even if no one knows it's you.
ReplyDeleteintimidated? they are threatening to put 7 children onto the streets because of a difference in political opinion. is that sadistic? i don't know, but I believe that your "superiors" may be sick and should seek medical help. these are, after all, just words -- not sticks or stones. maybe there is another journalist out here who could run a story from our viewpoint.
ReplyDeleteThat's the difference between conservatives and Leftists. A conservative will see a blog he doesn't like and will stop reading it; a Leftist will see a blog he doesn't like and will try to suppress it.
ReplyDeleteIs your employer not interested in the fact that a number of people find your blog to be positive and informative? Why is it that only the opinions of the haters matter?
Oh man, no way! This just figures. You might not blame your employer, but I think almost everyone else will. Even the disclaimer at the top of the sidebar wasn't enough :/
ReplyDeleteThanks for the many great posts. Hope to see you back someday with more of the hilarious role-reversal headlines. I'll keep the RSS just in case.
Dang! I'll miss you SO much!
ReplyDeleteTruly sad day. Best wishes to you and hurry back. We will miss you!
ReplyDeleteI Understand fully.
ReplyDeleteSHAME on them!
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Instead of posting anonymously, there might be another solution for theblogprof.
ReplyDeleteWhat about a password protected blog? He can still speak his mind, and we can all read it. The communications at that point are not readily accessible to the generable public; nothing to complain about.
Blogprof -
ReplyDeleteI am going to miss your commentary, especially your reviews of the Detroit papers editorial pages. God bless you.
I've enjoyed reading your site. Best of luck in whatever you do next. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThank you for what you've done. You will be missed!!!
ReplyDeleteSteve
Common Cents
http://www.commoncts.blogspot.com
We've not always agreed, but I've always appreciated your perspective. The world will miss your viewpoint.
ReplyDeleteGodspeed to you. Hope the cause of academic freedom and personal freedom win. Damn Fascists.
ReplyDeleteYou will be missed. I agree with everyone above. And I add: I hope your workouts go well! Stay big and ripped!
ReplyDeletePassword protected wouldn't work; Leftists would sign in, screen cap, and complain. Tyranny is what they are, and what they do.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the great information - it was uplifting.
ReplyDeleteWill miss your blog.
I hope this is only "so long for now", not "good-bye". Thanks for some wonderful reads.
ReplyDeleteWell, Damn.
ReplyDeleteHate to see you go.
Best wishes.
-Pat
Go with God, my friend, and I hope you stay politically active.
ReplyDeleteYour announcement makes me very sad. You will be missed!
ReplyDelete...I've never commented, but often read. Thanks for all the time you put in so we could all get perspective on current events that'd we'd not have had otherwise. You'll be missed
ReplyDeleteThis can not be true!
ReplyDeleteThis can NOT be true!
ReplyDeletePlease come back! Maybe with an alias! We'll never tell.
ReplyDeleteHugs & s,
M
I'm sorry to see you go...yours has been a voice of sanity in the howling wilderness that is politics in Michigan, particularly for those of us who are not of the Left persuasion.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your Blog and wish you the best. (I hope the event on 11/9 has nothing to do with this.) Be well.
ReplyDeleteHappy trails, sir, thank you for all the fine work that you did here. You will be sorely missed.
ReplyDeleteMay the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the hollow of his hand.
Take care.
This is too bad.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to miss coming by here.
One day, ALL of us, not just some, will be able to speak freely about our beliefs and ideas without fear of retribution, in academic environments which don't just pay lip service to open-mindedness and inclusiveness.
ReplyDeleteSad to see you go, you'll be sorely missed but it sounds like you are doing the right thing for your career and yourself.
ReplyDelete-LCR
Thanks for a great body of work. Best of luck to you sir. God bless.
ReplyDeleteFair winds BlogProf. Your insights have been a daily inspiration to us all.
ReplyDeleteLet me add my voice to the chorus. You've done a great job here and you will indeed be sorely missed! Good luck and Godspeed!
ReplyDeleteNO...I refuse to accept this. I expect an article in my email every day.
ReplyDelete:-)
At least begin under a totally new pseudonym for a while.
GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!
Come back soon!
Chris
You'll be missed. You've been on my daily reads list for the last year or so. Thank you for all the work you've put into the blog. May your future be blessed.
ReplyDeleteSo sad that you have to go. I hope to see you come back one day.
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