NRO and Ricochet
Today, we here at Ricochet are proud to begin an unprecedented partnership with our friends at National Review Online.
A lot of Ricochet contributors appear on NRO and in the pages of National Review, so it seemed fitting that we figure out a way to do something together. NRO is more than a partner, of course. It's an inspiration to anyone who is trying to bring center/right voices together on the web.
Starting today, some of the posts you see here on Ricochet will also appear over at NRO, on The Corner. And some of the posts or editorials you read at NRO will appear here, for us to talk about.
This is the first step in the continuing evolution of Ricochet. It's one more thing to talk about, chuckle over, and debate. And another reason to Join the Conversation.
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Aug '10
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Gosh, that is so romantic.
May '10
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I thought I recognized Adam's post on a Constitutional Convention!
Glad to see the Ricochet link on the post as well. Good idea!
Aug '10
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Other than the benefit that cross posting gives Ricochet as a site, bringing more site views our way and all, what added value does this partnership bring to subscribers of Ricochet?
Do we gain additional subscription benefits?
Jul '10
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NRO's comment function is way, way clunky, compared to Ricochet.
Jul '10
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Nathaniel Wright: Other than the benefit that cross posting gives Ricochet as a site, bringing more site views our way and all, what added value does this partnership bring to subscribers of Ricochet?
Do we gain additional subscription benefits? · Oct 14 at 1:44pm
I subscribed to NR's online version of the magazine - which supposedly also makes me a subscriber to NRO, available to make comments.
Good freaking luck with that! It's almost impossible to sign in, no matter how hard you try.
Kudos to Ricochet's web people. They've designed an idiot-friendly interface and, when you have to email them from time to time about little quirks, they respond instanter. Forget about that at NRO.
Don't get me wrong - I like NRO. But when it comes to a place to hang out with smart, like-minded people, Ricochet does it best.
Jul '10
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Midget Faded Rattlesnake
Gosh, that is so romantic. · Oct 14 at 1:34pm
What really sealed the deal was when Rob gave one of those hi-tech Japanese toilets to Rich Lowry.
Oct '10
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That is great news. I've been an NR subscriber since 1992 and have been reading Rob's online postings since he once guest-posted at the late Cathy Seipp's blog.
May '10
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I'm a subscriber to Nat'l Review Magazine (you're welcome), but I've heard a claim from a few, like DC's Tucker Carlson, that NR (and I would assume NRO with it) is a wing of the GOP establishment. The claim is based on NR's response to "The Pledge." And I'm not talking about the film directed by Sean Penn. That was terrible! In all seriousness, I would like to get some thoughts about what influence if any Ricochet desires to have on Republican policy and vice versa. I haven't heard much in response to Tucker's accusation. That doesn't mean it isn't out there, I just haven't seen it. So, I'd like to get some different points of view before it turns into some awkward and tense Thanksgiving dinner gathering over here.
Edited on Oct 14, 2010 at 9:41pmSep '10
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Nathaniel Wright: Other than the benefit that cross posting gives Ricochet as a site, bringing more site views our way and all, what added value does this partnership bring to subscribers of Ricochet?
Do we gain additional subscription benefits? · Oct 14 at 1:44pm
It allows the evil feline to get his paws on another group of unsuspecting conservatives.
Jul '10
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Can
Can't resist re-telling this story:
In the mid-'70's, I took a job supervising American Airlines' retail shops at JFK Airport. The 2nd-best-selling magazine in the shops was Hustler.
For heaven's sake, American was a class act in those days and we had thousands of children visiting our shops.
So I cancelled Hustler and told our distributor to deliver National Review instead.
The disparity was about 5,000 monthly copies of Hustler to 100 of NR.
The distributor's rep - a mobbed-up guy who looked like Tony Soprano - took to bugging me about bringing Hustler back. Just would not let up.
So finally, one day I told him, "Hey, you know what? Cancel Penthouse and bring me The American Spectator instead."
May '10
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Nathaniel Wright: Other than the benefit that cross posting gives Ricochet as a site, bringing more site views our way and all, what added value does this partnership bring to subscribers of Ricochet?
Do we gain additional subscription benefits? · Oct 14 at 1:44pm
I think we get cruise tickets.
Hey Logo! There's some other logo hornin in on your action.
Jul '10
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Great hour, you guys. But, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE have Pat Caddell expand on his remark that there is a lot of corruption among the political advisory professions. I don't know what exactly he meant.
Also, I think the problem among politicians is that revealed by Robinson and Long: the American voter will not accept bad news. I believe that you are completely wrong. And, Pat Caddell is upset that AMERICA is going down the drain, not that the REPUBLICAN (or Democrat) Parties are going down the drain. Weasel words won't deal with that. Only 2 politicians have faced (and voiced) this reality: Chris Christie and Sarah Palin. Every other politician including Mitch Daniels are just toooooo smooooothhhh.
Sep '10
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Nathaniel Wright: Other than the benefit that cross posting gives Ricochet as a site, bringing more site views our way and all, what added value does this partnership bring to subscribers of Ricochet?
Do we gain additional subscription benefits? · Oct 14 at 1:44pm
And just think of the Photoshop opportunities!
May '10
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Color me disappointed. But that's just me. I was hoping for a little less mainstream. In fact, I was hoping we were going to discuss National Review (especially NRO) and other traditional bastions of conservatism along with new entries and their effects on the movement. Not that I couldn't feel the National Review influence/hand based on the contributors and the podcasts. But still I had hoped we could have these discussions because it seems more important than ever that we keep our eye on the ball and to me, that includes an ongoing & honest assessment of our partners.
Jul '10
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National Review was the first magazine I ever subscribed to.
Hay, powers that be, could We get the Great Florence King to make a guest appearance? Pretty please?
Jul '10
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This is a huge reason to unsubscribe to Ricochet.
Are there other conservatives on NR besides Goldberg, Sowell, and VDH?
(Authors who I can get their pieces elsewhere online.)
National Review is a sinking cruise vessel (what they're best at), best to hop off rather than on.
May '10
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I disagree, Michael. I've been getting leftover National Review mags from a relative for months now. I always learn something in the blurbs at the beginning. And there's often an article so good that it's worth holding onto. I don't frequent NRO often, but I usually find something worthwhile when I do.
In any case, I'm always happy to see more contributors, provided they understand that Ricochet is about conversation and not just another place to drop their articles.
Sep '10
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Conversation, photoshop and self promotion. And the free drinks for the double secret probation members.
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Well, speaking only for myself -- and as someone who likes and admires Tucker, as well as someone who has contributed to NR since 1993 -- I'm not sure what to make of the recent tussle between those two. It's hard for me to believe that NR supported the Pledge out of some kind of slavishness to the Republicans (they've never felt compelled before). It seems like a simple difference of opinion on political strategy, which became foolishly interpreted as something more than that. Just my surmise, though.
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Michael Tee: This is a huge reason to unsubscribe to Ricochet.
Are there other conservatives on NR besides Goldberg, Sowell, and VDH?
(Authors who I can get their pieces elsewhere online.)
National Review is a sinking cruise vessel (what they're best at), best to hop off rather than on. · Oct 14 at 5:23pm
I would hate to see you go, Michael Tee -- seriously and truly. I love reading your bracing comments, especially when they're directed at me!
Our relationship to NR is something that, frankly, I'd like to replicate with a lot of other conservative sites around the web. For us, Ricochet is a place to talk about this stuff, to hash it out, to debate it -- our goal isn't to be place to read what else is out there (you rightly point out that you can do that in lots of places) but it's a place to discuss issues from a conservative viewpoint with fellow conservatives. For too long, in our opinion, the pundit blogs have been a one-way conversation. We're trying to change that, by bringing in thoughts and posts from all over the conservative blogosphere, to start conversations.