Media Bias about Greece, or Media Stupidity?

Today’s a big day in European politics. French voters are going to the polls to decide the fate of Nicolas Sarkozy, the socialist incumbent. I’ve endorsed Francois Hollande, the Socialist challenger, so I’m curious to see what will happen. The more important contest, though, is in Greece. Voters are electing a new Parliament, and it [...]

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Two Big Mistakes Journalists Make When Writing about Social Security’s Dismal Finances

The Social Security Board just released its Trustee’s Report, and it’s generated the usual hand wringing about the program’s long-term demise – much of which is perfectly appropriate for reasons I’ve already discussed. But I’m usually unhappy about the press treatment of this issue. Here’s some of what Stephen Ohlemacher and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar wrote for [...]

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Deconstructing Jonathan Alter’s “Five Myths about Barack Obama” in the Washington Post

The Washington Post is a left-wing newspaper, so I’m never surprised to find examples of biased reporting. Last month, for instance, I made fun of the Post for asserting that Germany was “fiscally conservative.” I also mocked the Post last March, when a reporter hysterically claimed that a proposal to trim $6 billion from a [...]

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ABC News Produces Empty and Biased Story on Mitt Romney and Tax Havens

Exactly 10 days ago, I predicted that the press would attack Mitt Romney for using tax havens. In that post, I wrote that, “…based on the questions, it appears that the establishment media wants to hit Romney for utilizing tax havens… As far as I can tell, none of these reporters have come out with [...]

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Howard Stern vs Occupy Wall Street

In one short interview, the folks at the Howard Stern Show turn the Occupy-Wall-Street deadbeats into objects of scorn and derision. There is a bit of R-rated language, so you are forewarned. While the clip is amusing, let’s contemplate a serious point. For two years, the establishment press has been trying – with increasing desperation [...]

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Over-the-Top Media Bias at Reuters

Life is difficult when you’re a cranky libertarian. President Obama’s latest stimulus scam was just rejected by the Senate, so I went online to read about this rare bit of good news. But my cheerful mood was undermined by a reprehensible bit of bias by the folks at Reuters. Read the first paragraph of the [...]

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The Problem Is Staggering Hypocrisy, not “Violent” Political Rhetoric

The Washington crowd and talk radio community is in a tizzy because the President took part in a Labor Day rally with a union thug, Jimmy Hoffa, who used harsh, militaristic rhetoric to criticize the Tea Party. Pardon me if I’m not upset. As I’ve already explained, it is pathetic and demeaning for people to [...]

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Governor Jon Huntsman, Tax Reform, and Sloppy (Biased?) Coverage from the New York Times

I haven’t said much about the 2012 election, largely because this blog tries to avoid politics and instead focuses on how public policy can promote or (all too often) restrict liberty. But every so often, I feel compelled to pontificate – usually because someone is saying or doing something foolish. This is why I want [...]

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Does the Washington Post Really Think “Slash” Is the Best Way to Describe a Plan to Trim $6 Billion out of $3.8 Trillion?

Washington is Fantasy Land. Only in this corrupt city can you turn increases into cuts merely by increasing spending by less than previously planned. And almost every politician magically knows how to transform “spending” into “investment.” So I’m used to Orwellian word games. But sometimes even I’m shocked, and this excerpt from a Washington Post [...]

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Are Reporters for the New York Times Biased or Stupid?

The Obama Administration has decided to mandate that insurance companies provide dozens of tests to consumers at no charge. Any person with an IQ that is above room temperature understands, of course, that this doesn’t mean there is no cost for the tests. It just means that the costs are borne indirectly, most likely in [...]

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Quite Amusing

A lot of truth in this image.

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