Front Page Report Slams Non-Profit Group in Veiled Effort to Undermine Republicans, Tea Party Activists

A non-profit group called "Americans for Job Security" comes in for some sharp criticism from the NYT, which is now in election mode. The idea here is to undermine Republican efforts that appear to be ascendant and to mischaracterize a Supreme Court ruling that expands First Amendment protections Non-profit advocacy groups that support private sector interests are operating by way of subterfuge and stealth to advance public policy measures that favor a select few, according to a front page pi...

NYT Editorial on First Amendment Freedoms Deserves Praise and Recognition

In anticipation of major court cases that could cut against the Obama Administration, the NYT has been targeting Chief Justice John Roberts and other right leaning members. However, its editorial in defense of First Amendment freedoms rightly credits the Chief Justice checking congressional excesses and deserves special praise... Just a few days after a running a front page piece that essentially fixed a bull’s-eye around Chief Justice John Roberts and other more conservative members of the U...

Front Page Hit Piece Against Rand Paul Recycles Unfounded Accusations

Despite his substantial  win over the Republican establishment in the Kentucky primary, U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul operates well outside of the American mainstream and is therefore unelectable, according to the liberal news media. He is also a champion of the Tea Party movement is therefore also a racist, The New York Times informs readers in a front page hit piece that is short on facts and long on unfounded accusations. Allegations of racism that have been directed against average Ame...

Anti Free Speech Propaganda Dominates “Citizens United” Coverage

Several weeks have passed since the U.S. Supreme Court restored First Amendment freedoms in Citizens United v. FEC and The New York Times wants readers to know that it's still unhappy and very opposed to corporate participation in the political process... Two of America’s most important founding principles – the right to free speech and the right to freely associate – were recently reaffirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Citizens United v FEC case, which set aside previous unconstitutiona...

Justice Thomas Gets Fair Hearing in New York Times

After running a puff piece on Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens that celebrated his dissent in the Citizens United v. FEC case, the New York Times deserves credit for evening out its coverage with a well-crafted article on Justice Clarence Thomas that defends the ruling. In an exchange with students from the Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla., Thomas explained the ruling’s connection to First Amendment freedoms at great length. The article gives great weight and space t...