By Arthur Alpert This morning (Friday, Aug. 8) I was enjoying the Albuquerque Journal’s editorial on making food stamp recipients shape up (subtext, it’s entirely their fault) until they used one Robert Rector of the Heritage Foundation as an expert witness. That’s when my amusement at the Ebenezer Scrooge performance gave way to – I […]
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Heritage Foundation Op Eds Are Flunking Fact Checks, but the Journal Looks the Other Way
August 8th, 2014 · 1 Comment · economy, Fact Check, journalism, tax policy
Tags:Arthur Alpert·Columbia Journalism Review·Craig Silverman·fact-checking·Heritage Action·Heritage Foundation·Kansas City Star·Los Angeles Times·Michael Hitzik·Miriam Pepper·Paul Krugman·Poynter Institute·Robert Samuelson·Salon·Stephen Moore
More Flailing Against Obamacare, and Related Backdoor Attacks on the IRS
April 14th, 2014 · No Comments · campaign finance reform, health care reform, tax policy
By Denise Tessier When the health care enrollment deadline of March 31 passed with more than 7 million people signed up nationwide – “beating expectations” as the Associated Press put it – the Albuquerque Journal put the news inside , deciding the front-page story should be “NM lags on health care sign-ups.” The latter, more […]
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