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Blog Hits 25,000,000

220px-Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F079012-0030,_Berlin,_Michael_Jackson-Konzert,_WartendeJust last December, we passed the 24,000,000 mark and today we hit 25,000,000. We have used these moments to give thanks for our many regular readers around the world and give you an idea of the current profile of readers on the blog. We continue to rank in the top legal blogs in the world and we are continuing to see a growing international readership. As always, I want to offer special thanks for our weekend contributors: Mike Appleton, Larry Rafferty, Charlton Stanley, Darren Smith, and Kimberly Dienes. I particularly want to thank Darren who has continued to help manage the blog and help out folks who encounter posting problems. The increasing traffic on the site is gratifying and reaffirms that there are many people looking for mature and civil debate. While we have some who cannot resist personal attacks, we try to discourage such posters and this site remains remarkably civil for its size. Due to litigation demands, I appreciate all of the effort by the vast majority of posters to keep discussions civil and non-personal. Even among the top ten sites, I believe that we offer a unique forum of different views and backgrounds in the discussion of law and politics (and a few quirky items).

So here is our current profile:

So far this year, our ten biggest international sources for readers came from:

1. United States
2. Canada
3. United Kingdom
4. Australia
5. Germany
6. France
7. India
8. The Netherlands
9. European Union
10. Saudi Arabia

The only change is in the 9th and 10th categories where China and Mexico were supplanted by the EU and Saudi Arabia.

The top ten posted in terms of readership so far this year were:

1. 10 Reasons The U.S. Is No Longer The Land Of The Free

2. University of Michigan Frat Suspended and Faces Criminal Investigation After Trashing Hotel

3. Did Harvard;s New Saudi Scholar Try To Have Women Flogged For Revealing Her Affair

4. Dr. Sami Al-Arian Leaves The United States

5. Liar, Liar: Oregon Man Sues Police For Jailhouse Beating

6. Why Is It Illegal To Feed The Homeless

7. Police Officer Charged With Assault in Arrest That Paralyzed Man Unable To Communicate With Officers

8. New Jersey Officers Shoot and Kill Unarmed Man Who Disobeyed Commands and Exited Car With Hands In Air

9. One In A Million: Park Employee Finds Winchester 73 Leaning Against a Juniper Tree in Nevada Park

10. House Hires Turley As Lead Counsel

I am particularly happy to report that the sixth most popular story this cycle was written by our weekend blogger Lawrence E. Rafferty.

The most frequent commentators in the last 1000 comments were:

Annie (Inga)
Happypappies
Paul C. Schulte
Nick Spinelli
Karen S
Pogo Hears A Who
Po

Thank you to all of our regular commentators. We remain an extraordinarily broad and diverse body of commenters from different parts of the world and different political and social backgrounds. Thanks again.

23 thoughts on “Blog Hits 25,000,000”

  2. I do not come here to “argue” with anyone, only to exchange views. When that doesn’t happen it is my loss. So be it.

  3. good job. Your success is cuz you got xalls and you don’t use disquis like 70 percent of other sites do. Or if you do use diquis you set your filter so ppl can read comments and make them….in sum you’re the man.

  4. All, has not been lost….yet.! 25 Million still value objectivity
    Is it possible to reverse the harm being done in this great Country…without the help of Prof. Turley.?

  5. Thanks for speaking up. Principled public intellectuals and associated discussion can be great for society.

  6. Congratulations Prof. Turley,

    Yes, I’m still around, less a man, but more man in certain instances.

    Always Tell’em them the truth & they’ll believe they are in hell!!!

    I feel strongly about this & I’ll face irreparably harm if the court decides otherwise!

    In honor of my dad’s Willie Nelson Spanish Guitar, & Jonathan Turley!:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fdCuRKatjs

    Wink Friend!

    Oky1

  8. You got that right, Barry. Throughout the entire human society every day.

  10. I appreciate the professor’s work and all of you who care enough to read and offer thoughtful responses. It’s important to nurture public discourse, if we wish to keep some semblance of a self-governing society where power can be held to account.

  11. Congratulations! I’ve only been a subscriber for about 1 1/2 to 2 years but I look forward to reading everyday!!!! Keep up the good work!!!

  12. Beldar here: Regarding the dog. The city police guys came back to the downtown bar last night. Long and short of it: they met the half blind guy whom they call Triangle and Barking Dog back at the Marriott lobby this morning. So I happened to be in there forty feet away listening in with my Remulak ears. Triangle turned over a Smartphone that had the Dogalogue, as he called it, technology. Then they had BarkinDog bark into it and a screen came up with English language translation from the dog bark, The guy from NSA promised not to bother him again. They wanted to know if it was the same technology that a guy named Stanley had used for dolphins for the NSA in Maryland. The dog and Triangle are going “home” where ever that is. Story over. Dog ok.

  13. Puts a smile on my face and tells me you have excellence. I follow and deeply appreciate knowing I can count on your words to be honest. Thanks you.

  14. Oh noooo. But congrats anyway. Next go round I’ll be off that list. Unless there are people to argue with…..

  15. Congratulations Professor; you’ve planted your flag in the rule of law and one can only hope you will continue to inspire others to your side.

  16. Congratulations and thank you for being one of the few on the internet who is consistently willing to criticize their “own side” when necessary.

  17. LOL Kahn! And JAG needs to get Sweden into the top 10. We know who is integral to Canada’s #2 ranking, the iconoclastic hoser, Isaac.

  19. I appreciate the blog immensely and appreciate even more the work you are doing to protect the Constitution. Thanks to you for everything. And Darren is the unsung hero of this blog. He strikes me as the kind of guy who does not seek, or even want, attention. He gets his satisfaction from doing a job well. A throwback to the way many people were. A rarity nowadays.

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