Legal Commentary

I know many of us blog without tenure, but is it really a good idea?

Some advise that blogging doesn't help.  For one, it may not always look like it, but blogging takes time.  And that time could be spent writing law review articles.  That's the theory, at least, although in my experience it is nice to have a variety of projects of different lengths, media, etc.

But does it hurt?  Any practicing lawyer has seen indiscreet email come back to haunt its author.  Blogs are more overtly public, but they are also a place to float ideas that aren't entirely worked out.