Conrad Black Trial: Liberal Bloggers' Take

There have been quite a few posts on liberal blogs about the trial of Conrad Black, which typically are on the comeuppance side. Here's a sample:

1. From "Liberal Burblings," a recommendation to enjoy the trial for all it's worth.

2. Applause for Naomi Klein from "Ten Percent." A Canadian left-wing blog has posted her Nation article here.

3. "The Vanity Press" portrays Conrad Black as a crybaby, a sentiment echoed in "The Truffle," which credits "Badtux" for calling attention to it. So does "skippy" in a quick post.

4. From "Relentlessly Progressive Economics," a re-post of an Eric Reguly article, with pre-comment, under the title "The Trial of Lord Vader, I Mean, Black."

5. A brief mention of another Naomi Klein article, for the "Comment is Free" section of the Guardian Online, in "The People's Voice." Ms. Klein's piece drew lotsa comments.

6. "The Library Girl" asks what all the fuss over Conrad Black is about.

7. A long, analytical post on Conrad Black's promotion of the "Anglosphere." It contains copious quotes from two articles, one being Ms. Klein's. Posted by "wufnik" of "BazzFazz".

8. Intro to two Naomi Klein articles in "Poetic Touch."

9. A March 7 post from "Peace, Order and Good Government, Eh?" that reviewes the trial coverage by the Globe and Mail and the National Post, as of then. Memorable line from the entry: "It pains me ever to pay a compliment to the National Post, but their reporter did lead by dropping a name that actually matters to this case: Patrick Fitzgerald."

10. An entry from the blog "Corridors of My Mind, Objects Of My Interest," which is carefully neutral with regard to the outcome. It's actually anti-mainstream-media - specifically, Canadian media.

11. Quill and Quire has a somewhat sarcastic entry about Conrad Black's new biography of Richard Nixon, The Invincible Quest

12. From "TK," a fellow Torontonian: an entry about Mark Steyn's coverage of the trial. The author of "TK," Nathan Whitlock, pours on the mockery in that entry.

13. From "Pete Lit:" an entry gleefully anticipates Conrad Black being judged by twelve ordinary folks. Uses Ms. Klein's Nation article as a takeoff.

14. From "ataxingmatter," an entry that advocates of higher taxes for rich people, which uses Mr. Black's, as well as Kenneth Lay's, conduct as one of several justifications for doing so.

15. From "FireDogLake:" Conrad Black dumped on as one of the patrons of neoconservatism. Starts off with an attempt to be patronizing to him.


To move away from blogs, the magazine Monday reports that Conrad Black is a past recipient of one or more "Piggy" award(s).


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Two posts relating the Conrad Black trial to the Sarbanes-Oxley act are here and here.