By Arthur Alpert The Albuquerque Journal just published still another George Will column (9/11) in which he upends history, common sense and rationality to argue for the interests of the American oligarchy. That may not be coincidence. Will’s argument may be a quid pro quo for what his benefactors paid him. Recently, the Society of […]
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George Will’s Ethical Lapses Bespeak Allegiance to Oligarchy
September 12th, 2014 · No Comments · campaign finance reform, Congress, inequality, journalism
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In Praise of Frankness
April 20th, 2012 · No Comments · economy, role of government, tax policy
By Arthur Alpert It would be overstatement to say the Albuquerque Journal is two newspapers, that management’s Journal is an advocate of a partisan agenda and that the staff’s version is about searching for truths, aka journalism. Overstatement yes, but not by much. Consider first all those awards Journal staffers earned from the Society of […]
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