It's one of the better blogs on the web. If the author wasn't linking to it, other people would be. I've seen links to him on Fred Clark's Slacktivist blog (another excellent one) for over a year, eg http://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2011/12/02/frightened-by-the-ghost-of-the-heart/

Hell, Charles Blow in the New York Times reads him: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/26/opinion/blow-rig-the-vote.html . If you think DU is above having good writers put some of their stuff on DU, then I'm glad you don't set the policies here.

I get that you're dismissive of 'new' members, but since you are, it seems hypocritical to pretend you are welcoming them.