He should quit the Strib. Keep the blog and try to sell advertising on it. I bet you he could get sales reps to work straight commission.
I also bet he wouldn't have a problem getting financing to cover the start up costs -- which really should not be that much.
Matt Drudge is a very rich man.
I’ve never read Lileks. Lol, I have trouble keeping up with FR and the DukeLax thing. But I had heard of him and judging from the reaction to his reassignment by the (Red) Star Tribune, he should have no problem making a sack full of money. Advertisers pay for eyeballs. It’s that simple.