A good post in a good blog

The Seforim Blog is a rare medium, in that it is relatively unbiased and relatively well researched and even academically sound, while not being either a mouthpiece of heresy or offensively contradictive to known facts and reality. This post addresses R' Y Baal Shem Tov ha"K as a person who lived, and his historical and Rabbinical context. Unlike the post itself, unfortunately some comments on it are far from being respectful or academically sound. But nobody expected otherwise.