The Brave World of Boehner/Obama Bipartisanship
Media love the "middle" in politics–where leaders of the two major parties come together to find common ground, renew the national spirit and/or live up to the ideals of the Founders. Time magazine...
View ArticleTime: Obama's Lies Are Worse Because They're More Accurate
In Time magazine's new cover story ("Blue Truth, Red Truth," 10/3/12), Michael Scherer attempts to sort out the puzzle of campaign season factchecking. But while the cover promises to tell us which...
View ArticleFactchecking Impossible, Pointless, Say Factcheckers
Time's Michael Scherer (10/9/12) responded to a FAIR Blog post by FAIR's Peter Hart (10/3/12), who apparently spoke for many: Peter Hart, writing for the liberal Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting,...
View ArticleTime Sends Simpson and Norquist to the Zoo
Policy debates are only as broad as the establishment media allow them to be. And on this particular issue--fiscal policy, or what decisions the government should make about spending and revenues--the...
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