 Sanchez's work has been cited in blogs such as "The Volokh Conspiracy", "Marginal Revolution", and "Instapundit".In a 2010 blog post he adapted the philosophical term epistemic closure to describe the effect that the rise of conservative media has had on right-of-center political discourse in the United States.His analysis sparked a spirited debate among conservative pundits that was eventually covered by "The New York Times".