pundit

A pundit is one who offers their opinion on a particular subject of which they have considerable knowledge. Punditry can apply to politics, social issues, sports, or any other issue. Pundits analyze facts and publish their opinions in order to facilitate discussion of important issues.

On the blogosphere, punditry is widespread. Pundits are common sources of news for many web surfers. This can be both good and bad: while many pundits are eminently qualified in their fields, others are lacking credentials or other proof of their special knowledge of their chosen subject. In the realm of politics, the leading pundits are evenly divided between Republican and Democratic viewpoints. This can be troublesome in American politics, where the line between conservative and liberal is so deeply drawn as to resemble an unbridgeable gap.

While political analysis is always subjective, some complain that strongly conservative and strongly liberal pundits tend to go too far, contributing to the development of increasingly divisive cultural and intellectual spheres. Nonetheless, punditry-based websites are hugely popular, indicating that highly opinionated analysis is simply more interesting to read than neutral reporting.

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• Paging a desi Lou Dobbs

  
  ber Desi — Authority: 122
  Globalization, India. India, globalization. [ Outlook ] Thousands of undocumented workers with the same skill sets as the local populace, arrive by the proverbial boatloads, and “take away jobs” from the locals. Sounds like a Lou Dobbs’ wet dream come true. The Outlook performed an “exposé” on thousands ...
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• Nightly Ramble Tuesday

  
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  Welcome, one and all to the most intense nightly read anywhere on the sphere… The BitsBlog Nightly Ramble SCOZZAFAVA AND THE LEFT: I guess it should not be surprising at all, to see leftists still trying to control the GOP by means of mislabeling such as Dede Scozzafava as a ‘moderate’.  Certainly, ...
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• The Truth About Public Speaking

  
  Matt Eventoff — Authority: 452
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• Abbreviated Pundit Round-Up

  
  Daily Kos — Authority: 811
  Your one stop pundit shop. Eugene Robinson on the shooting at Fort Hood: Any soldier who seemed as if he might be falling apart -- and it seems that Hasan gave a lot of people that impression -- should have been given more scrutiny. In Hasans case, a closer look would have revealed his growing religiosity ...
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• Greens partially divorce National

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 642
  Claire Browning at Pundit has what appears to be an exclusive scoop: Last month, here on Pundit, I speculated that all was not well between the Greens and the government. Former co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons did not wish to comment then, but now she’s speaking out. The Greens have concluded that the energy ...
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• Inflation Expectations on the Rise

  
  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page — Authority: 676
  Calafia Beach Pundit submits: Heres an interesting chart that strongly suggests that 10-year Treasury yields will be trending higher. The blue line is the 5-year, 5-year forward breakeven inflation rate as calculated by Barclays and as reported by Bloomberg. Its a way of extracting future inflation ...
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• The Fatal Flaw in Healthcare Reform

  
  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page — Authority: 676
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• What’s Nathan’s deal with birther probe?

  
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• Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up

  
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• Should women spend their income on family expenses?

  
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• United colours of Hampi

  
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• Andrew Ross Sorkin discusses Too Big To Fail

  
  Boston Blogs - Boston's blog network — Authority: 458
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• Bill Hudak over John Tierney: Change I can believe in

  
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• Someone You Should Know: Marine Cpl. Javier Alvarez

  
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• Did Nidal Hasan Act Alone?

  
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• White House Declares War On Hitler References

  
  Mediaite — Authority: 801
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• Blood On My Hands

  
  AmreekanDesi — Authority: 403
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• Trip to Bharatpur bird Sanctuary

  
  ghumakkar.com — Authority: 128
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• Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up

  
  Daily Kos — Authority: 811
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