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Instapundit is sometimes considered a War Blog (or "warblog") because of its frequent sympathetic coverage of America 's War On Terrorism and War In Iraq . Other common topics are Technology (such as Nanotechnology , Space Exploration , and Digital Photography ), individual liberty, domestic politics, the media, and the Blogosphere as a social phenomenon. Reynolds has recently lent his support to the Porkbusters campaign to trim Pork Barrel projects in the US federal budget. Most of InstaPundit's content consists of links to other sites, often with brief comments. (His frequent use of "heh," "indeed," and "read the whole thing" have been widely imitated, and in some cases, parodied, by other bloggers.) Reynolds encourages readers to explore the wider blogosphere and to fully read articles and posts to which he links. In 2005, Reynolds has at times added original video reports, shot documentary-style, to the site. He covered the 2005 . Reynolds aggressively promotes the idea that bloggers, using now widely available tools such as digital audio and video, will eventually force more established news media to adapt a more agile approach to providing information Critics have expressed skepticism over his views [http://www.slate.com/id/2138537/entry/2138938/ . Reynolds has stated on his blog that he is a s and to distrust bureaucratic action in both Economic and personal affairs. The European Union , United Nations , and "Big Media" are all frequent targets of negative remarks or links. Critics charge that the site has become increasingly partisan, with only positive developments in Iraq being highlighted, while negative developments are overlooked. Although Reynolds displays a general tendency to provide positive coverage of Republicans and negative coverage of Democrats , Reynolds supports such Democrat platforms as Civil Union s, Abortion Rights , and Embryonic Stem Cell Research . Because of its popularity, an Instapundit link to another site can cause the . (See the Slashdot Effect for a similar phenomenon.) BLOGS INSPIRED BY INSTAPUNDIT Note: Instapundit's fame has led to the common adoption of the suffix "-pundit" in blog titles. Some sites are sympathetic to Instapundit, and others oppose the blog.
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