Add Another Busted Economic Myth to the Pile

Tom Blumer

The Kos Krackup

Noel Sheppard

Celebrity Spokeswoman? Ann Curry Hypes Hybrids, Ethanol

Mark Finkelstein

AP: Money Comes From 'Special Interests' for Republican, 'Outside Grou

Mark Finkelstein

Olbermann Plugs 'Conservatives Without Conscience' Attack on 'Authorit

On Monday's Countdown show, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann hosted former Nixon White House counsel and frequent Bush administration critic John Dean to talk about his latest book attacking conservatives, titled Conservatives Without Conscience, which the Countdown host labeled "an extraordinary document."
Brad Wilmouth

Wikipedia, Ken Lay, and the Problem of Neutrality

The death of Ken Lay, the founder of the now-defunct energy company Enron, aroused a lot more passions than a typical CEO's passing would. Apparently, many liberals out there are letting their anger out in the strangest place, Lay's entry in the online community encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Frank Ahrens reports: At 10:11 a.m., the Lay article concluded, "The guilt of ruining so many lives finaly […
Matthew Sheffield

Syndicate, Publisher Rebuff Plagiarism Charges Against Coulter

Last week, the media reported rather quickly on charges that conservative author and columnist Ann Coulter had plagiarized material in her writings. Will they be as quick to report that both her syndicate and her publisher believe the charges to be illegitimate? The syndicator of Ann Coulter's newspaper columns rejected allegations that she had lifted material from other sources, saying a…
Matthew Sheffield

Shaughnessey of the Boston Globe: Orlando 'Ultimate Yahoo Town

What is it with Boston Globe sportswriter Dan Shaughnessey and Florida cities? Trouble booking a tee time? Lines too long at his favorite Disney World ride? Bad OJ in his screwdriver, perhaps?For the second time this year, Shaughnessey took the occasion of a TV appearance to gratuitously label a Florida city a 'yahoo town'. As I wrote about here, back in January, appearing on ESPN's 'Rome…
Mark Finkelstein

LA Times Livid Courts Won't Legislate Gay Marriage

Mark Finkelstein

Tony Snow 'Chills' the Press Room

Greg Sheffield

Mark Shields Discusses Kim Jong Il's Male Enhancement And Hints US Sho

Michael Rule

Washington Post Stokes Class Envy with Front-Page Story

But the article itself shows blue-collar workers like nurses, carpenters among those benefiting from strong economy.
Ken Shepherd

CNN's Lee Pumps Up Gas Price

Business reporter errs in saying Americans are paying a penny less than the 'all-time high.'
Ken Shepherd

Frank Rich Burns: N.Y. Times Columnist Offers More 'War on the Media

Tim Graham