Comments are not working; I’m looking into what the problem is. Will let you all know when they’re back up.
UPDATE: My hosting service confirms that they have disabled comments in defense against a spam attack. I’m making some configuration settings that will solve the problem, but I’m waiting until I get the *exact* procedure from Movable Type. Anyone who remembers the painful transition from Speculist.com to blog.Speculist.com will understand why.