Republican Contributions to Left-Leaning Judiciary Overlooked in Analysis

President George W. Bush was 2-2 with his nominees to the high court. But this was the exception and not the rule as far as Republican presidents are concerned from the perspective of strict constructionists. This news analysis piece from the NYT contains some valuable info, but proceeds from a skewed perspective... Strict constructionists who have long sought to restore the U.S. Supreme Court to its proper station in the constitutional order will be surprised to learn that Republican preside...

Obama Tells Europe $1 Trillion for Greece is Not Enough

The news media's fixation with debt relief crowds out any serious discussion of the spending binge that has saddled Greece and its EU neighbors with enormous financial challenges. The reporting here from the New York Times puts all of its weight into the political maneuverings on both sides of the Atlantic without highlighting the imploding government programs that will beset future generations... Germany is already working in concert with other European Union nations to bailout Greece from i...

Report on Spain Overlooks Larger Challenges Confronting EU

When someone else is setting your interest rates and controlling your currency it means there is a limit to how far fiscal reform can be pushed. This report on Spain does a good job of delving into electoral politics but avoids any substantive discussion of labor law and the long term viability of the European Union... Spain could go the way of Greece unless it reverses course and forcefully confronts its growing debt and pushes through labor reform despite the difficult political terrain, Th...

Black Republicans See New Opportunties Where the Media Erects Barriers

There are over 30 African-Americans running for office as Republicans with very strong credentials and compelling biographies. But they probably shouldn't bother as there are too many racial and political barriers, The New York Times suggests as it slides in yet another dig at Tea Party activists Diversity is a grand concept except where it trips up The New York Times and other media outlets that use race as a foil against Tea Party activists and public officials who advance small government...

Federal Control of U.S. Educational System Promoted in News Story

Secretary of State Arne Duncan is treated to a puff piece in the New York Times, which does not get around to mentioning the federal governnment's long track record of failure where education policy is concerned. The logic at work here says that spending=achievement. But hasn't this approach already been tried? Should the federal government even be involved with education? This is a question that goes missing from a report that celebrates the disbursement of federal funds to localities and gr...