February 2012 Archive

The World According to Brooks

By Marie Burns: Inadvertently, in his New York Times “Conversation” with Gail Collins, David Brooks explains his philosophy of governance: I do think it’s consistent to be economically libertarian ...

Debunking the Right’s Contraception Myths

By Irin Carmon: Access to contraception would reduce abortions and unintended pregnancies. Here are the simple facts. Unable, apparently, to convince the public that women having sex ...

Unemployment Insurance and Spending: Bond Purchases are Reallocations from Other Saving

By Dean Baker: In his Economix piece this week, Casey Mulligan picks up on his theme from last week that unemployment insurance (UI) benefits may not boost spending ...

Did Apple Supplier Foxconn Raise Wages in China Because of International Pressure?

By Paul Garver: It was gratifying to read in the New York Times article of 18 February that Apple supplier Foxconn had sharply increased salaries at its ...

New NYT Rule: Anonymous Govt Sources Can Call Their Critics Terrorists

By Peter Hart: In today’s New York Times report (2/22/12) about Khader Adnan–the Palestinian hunger striker challenging Israeli “administrative detention” practices–reporter Isabel Kershner allows this: An Israeli official, speaking on the ...

New York Times Offers Apology for Playing Games With People’s Lives

By Mónica Novoa: Last week via Twitter, the Drop the I-Word community called on Will Shortz, The New York Times crossword puzzle editor and puzzle master for ...