NYT “Green Column” Promotes Renewable Efforts in Australia that Collide with Economic Realities

Supposedly, Australia's ambitious clean energy network will cost households just eight dollars a week over the next ten years, the NYT declares in a recent report. But new studies show that renewable, green technology is quite costly and cannot be sustained without government intervention. These facts go missing from the report... So called renewable energy sources comprise just 6 percent of Australia’s power supplies, but this could change dramatically in the next few years if environmentali...

Well-Funded Democrats Prepared to Avoid 1994 Election Scenario, NYT Claims

This time around the Democratic Party is better positioned to blunt a potential Republican surge in the mid-term elections The New York Times tells readers. But is there any hard evidence to back this up? No two election cycles are the same and thanks to organized labor Democrats are raising a lot more money in comparison with the 1994 blowout. But there's more to the story... Democrats are better prepared this time around for the mid-term elections than they were in 1994 when they lost contr...

Perverse Incentives, Fiscal Consequences of Unemployment Benefits Should Factor Into Coverage

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) is dismissive of any suggestion that says extending unemployment benefits will create perverse incentives and discourage Americans from seeking work. Detailed economic studies that say otherwise have yet to find expression in the New York Times. Political figures should also be asked why they are reticent to enact offsetting spending cuts that would alleviate additional debt... Will the extension of unemployment benefits further add to the deficit and undermine long ...

Conservative, Tea-Party Appeal of Primary Winners Submerged in Bland Coverage

Suppose for a moment that the "moderate" Republicans favored in the news media and the Republican Party establishment prevailed over the more conservative leaning candidates  in the June primaries. Ideology would not go missing in coverage under that scenario. But when Tea Party favorites and conservative endorsements win out, that's not news... If the election results in Utah, South Carolina and North Carolina had gone differently in the June Republican primary elections, The New York Times ...

Job Loss Projections from Moratorium Should Be Reported as Rejoinder to Salazar

The potential economic fallout from the Obama Administration's moratorium on new deep water oil is difficult to overstate. As he prepares to appeal a ruling from a federal judge overturning the presidential directive, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar should be asked about some troubling job loss projections. With Interior Secretary Ken Salazar working to renew the administration’s push for a six month moratorium on deep water oil and gas drilling, the New York Times should consider balancing ou...