Vagabond Scholar: The annual roundup of 2017 best blog posts as submitted by the bloggers themselves. It's the Jonathan Swift Memorial Round-Up.

Hullabaloo - how do we survive the lying?

Informed Comment - Trump's disastrous year in the Middle East;

Lawyers, Guns & Money - MSM editors love useless political analysis;

The Carpentariat - outrage is the new black again for the new year!

Steve in Manhattan (@blogenfreude) blogs at stinque.com, and check out the Brooks Brothers-themed subway cars on the Times Square shuttle.

Send requests and suggestions to MBRU@crooksandliars.com (with "for MBRU" in the subject line).