NYT Attempts to Pre-Empt, Discredit Missouri Vote Against ObamaCare By Marginalizing Tea Parties

Tea Party activists have scored an important victory against ObamaCare in the state of Missouri where Proposition C passed by an overwhelming margin. In anticipation of  Tuesday's vote, the NYT sought to discredit the effort with snide suggestions about "conservative activists." Now that the ballot has passed, the news is buried. Big government activists knew they were going to lose this one going into it. On Tuesday, Missouri became the first of at least three states to vote on a ballot m...

Radical Left Wing Non-Profits Aligned with Sen. Levin Falsely Posture as Small Business Advocates

Sen. Carl Levin is using phony small business advocates to push for double taxation on U.S. businesses that profit overseas. Even the NYT is forced to concede that the activity is "unusual," but declines to do any serious investigation. The organizations in question all have far left affiliations suggestive of a big government agenda. That much is evident from just cursory glance of web sites... Small business groups have joined forces with Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) to block offshore tax have...

Economic Arguments Against Keynesian Proposals Can Balance Out Pro-Spending Coverage

With the 2010 mid-term elections approaching, time is running out for big spenders to force through new Keynesian measures and the New York Times is not pleased. A new report warns against the political fallout for Republicans who prioritize budget cuts over stimulus programs. There is limited value in the standard back and forth between competing lawmakers. Instead more economists should be permitted to debate the merits of new spending plans.. “Deficit Hawks” who are ambitious to roll back ...

New York Times Boosts Democratic Candidates, Spins Economic Data and Ignores Polls

High unemployment usually means bad news for the political party in power, right? But that's wrong according according a front page story that works overtime to sell the readers on the idea that Democrats could do well in key states on the basis of data supplied to the newspaper by Moody's Analytics. Polls show that House and Senate Democrats are in trouble and could face losses that well exceed the historical average in November’s mid-term elections. But it is apparent from today’s front pag...

Sen. Kennedy Offered to Collaborate With Soviets Against Reagan, KGB Documents Show

With public attention now turned onto the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's just released FBI file, now would be an appropriate moment to investigate his confidential correspondence with the KGB, which is well-documented, but under-reported. Paul Kengor, a Grove City College professor, has preserved documents that have now been resealed in Moscow. He is an excellent source and a good starting point for the NYT and others... Senator Edward M. Kennedy offered to work in close concert with high level S...