Written By : John Hawkins

It’s time for me to rank my favorite blogs for the 4th quarter of 2011.

Do keep in mind that as the quarter has progressed, some blogs have, of course, moved up and others have dropped, based on how often I visit them, how much I like what I see when I get there, how often the blogs are updated, etc., etc. Also, as per usual, do keep in mind that this sort of list changes frequently over time based on a variety of factors. So if a blog didn’t get included, it’s no big deal — it could be on the list next time. Let me also add that there are some very good blogs that I read almost daily, that didn’t make the list. If you see any blogs on there that you’re not familiar with, make sure to check them out. Here’s the list:

40) Wintery knight
39) Creative Minority Report
38) American Power
37) Conservatives4Palin
36) This Ain’t Hell
35) Gay Patriot
34) I Own The World
33) The Conservative Commune
32) American Glob
31) Maggie’s Farm
30) Patterico’s Pontifications
29) The Mellow Jihadi
28) The Jawa Report
27) QandO
26) Riehl World View
25) Megan McArdle
24) Big Hollywood
23) Vox Popoli
22) Jammie Wearing Fool
21) The Lonely Conservative
20) Althouse
19) YidwithLid
18) IMAO
17) Big Government
16) Legal Insurrection
15) The Campaign Spot
14) Redstate
13) Verum Serum
12) Weasel Zippers
11) Atlas Shrugs
10) The Corner
9) Moonbattery
8) Naked DC
7) Michelle Malkin
6) Big Journalism
5) Gateway Pundit
4) Newsbusters
3) Ace Of Spades HQ
2) Instapundit
1) Hot Air

PS: I decided that in order to be fair, I couldn’t add any of the bloggers who now blog for RWN or Pajamas Media, where I semi-regularly write columns. Be aware that most of these blogs would make the list and all of them are definitely worth checking out. When you find a new blogger you like on RWN, it’s always a good idea to click over to his or her blog and read all of his or her work.

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