My favorite e-mails (besides the often-shared who-cares-what-you think/f-off variety) are the ones with the subject line “The Silence Is Deafening.” We haven’t responded to E. J. Dionne’s column yet, we’ve said nothing about Aruba, we’re COWARDS. Now sometimes we really should be talking about something we’re not yet, but more often than not it’s a cautionary measure– to to make sure weknow what we’re talking about before we do (sometimes, yes, sometimes, we do that), are working on other aspects of the site/our jobs/our lives, etc. I tend to agree with Jonah that most of the outrage along those lines is a good thing–people want to know what we’re saying or know people care what we’re saying.

By the way, we really do appreciate all kinds of feedback–endlessly helpful in a variety of ways.