The material in this case qualifies for "fair use" protection on several grounds.
First, neither I, nor FreeRepublic, are using the material for commercial purposes or financial gain.
Your "fair use" argument is useless, evidence being all the blocked from posting material on FR.
This quote specifies altruistic intent on the part of the author, as opposed to commercial gain.
Quote has ABSOUTLY nothing do with republishing on your part.
Finally, the effect of exposure of the author's work on FreeRepublic enhances the author's market value, rather than diminish it, and since he, himself, makes his essays available, in full on many other websites, it does not diminish the value of this particular piece in any demonstrable manner.
You can't argue that: First, neither I, nor FreeRepublic, are using the material for commercial purposes or financial gain.
Then say his "market value" has increased.
You have failed in all four of your tests.
And you have failed in basic reading comprehension.
The writer is a blogpimp.
What’s he going to do, write a nasty blog post about it?