By Arthur Alpert I’m involved in a production of Steve Martin’s “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” opening Sept. 5 at the brand-new Vortex on Carlisle NE. Given its authorship, it’s no big surprise the play is funny, but in rehearsal I realized Martin also excels at making audiences feel intelligent. My colleague, Denise Tessier, has […]
Entries Tagged as 'tax policy'
Gessing, Gisser and the Common Good
September 4th, 2014 · No Comments · Fact Check, journalism, role of government, tax policy
Tags:Arthur Alpert·Denise Tessier·Koch brothers·Lee Fang·Margaret Sullivan·Micha Gisser·oil industry·Paul Gessing·Rail Runner·Republic Report·Rio Grande Foundation·Spaceport·Steve Martin·tax policy·William Jewell
Leading With Opinion
January 7th, 2014 · 2 Comments · journalism, NM Legislature, state government, tax policy, Uncategorized
By Arthur Alpert Wow! What a departure! It’s possible it’s happened before, but in all my days and (sob!) I’ve had lots of days, I’ve never seen it. Editors at the Albuquerque Journal just ran an opinion column in the slot for the lead news story. They did it twice, in fact, just before the […]
Tags:Arthur Alpert·John Robertson·NM Legislature·tax cuts·tax policy·William Hoagland
Resurrecting St. Pete: The Journal’s Domenici Story Decoded
December 20th, 2012 · No Comments · budget policy, journalism, tax policy
By Arthur Alpert A publisher coined the phrase “without fear or favor.” When Adolph Ochs acquired The New York Times in 1896, he promised readers it would be his “earnest aim to … give the news impartially, without fear or favor, regardless of party, sect, or interest involved.” Obviously, the Albuquerque Journal takes a different […]
Tags:Adolph Ochs·Alan Greenspan·Arthur Alpert·CATO·Denise Tessier·fiscal cliff·Heartland Institute·Heritage Foundation·laissez-faire·libertarian·Manhattan Institute·Marita K. Noon·New York Times·Paul Gessing·Rio Grande Foundation·Sam Nunn·tax policy·tea party·William Hoagland
Expert Choreography
October 12th, 2012 · No Comments · budget policy, economy, role of government, tax policy
By Arthur Alpert The small role I played in the just-closed production of “Pride and Prejudice” at the Adobe required that I dance. Though I neither fell nor harmed my partner, I doubt my movements constituted dancing. Too bad I lacked the dexterity just demonstrated by Albuquerque Journal editors in coverage of the annual Domenici […]
Tags:Arthur Alpert·Domenici Public Policy Conference·Fred Astaire·Joseph Stiglitz·Koch brothers·laissez-faire·Pete Domenici·tax policy·The Price of Inequality
Just Another Groundhog Day
February 22nd, 2012 · No Comments · tax policy
By Arthur Alpert Remember “Groundhog Day”, where Bill Murray had to relive day after day after day? I sure do. You see, in a post here Monday, I demonstrated how the Albuquerque Journal uses its front page to promote its editorial agenda, despite paying a price for it. And then I read the Monday, Feb. […]
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A Collaboration in Service to an Agenda
December 5th, 2011 · No Comments · economy, tax policy
By Arthur Alpert The Sunday, Dec. 4 Albuquerque Journal was nothing short of a triumph. It was a tour de force – the editors turned almost the entire newspaper into a weapon of political advocacy. I plan to substantiate that accusation later in the week, but today let’s look at just one story. It takes […]
Cutting the "Cut": The Difference One Word Makes
December 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · tax policy
By Arthur Alpert There I was, slaving over a lengthy post about how the Albuquerque Journal manipulates its opinion columns to fit its narrative on political economy when a terrible headline grabbed me. I’m sorry. The Journal’s penchant for headlines that distort, obscure, ridicule, confuse or promote its agenda presents such an easy target that […]
