March 2012 Archive

Contempt for International Law: A Survey of New York Times and Washington Post Editorials on Iran

By Kevin Young: One crucial measure of press coverage of global affairs is the extent to which media outlets consider the international legal framework embodied in ...

Joseph Kony and the New York Times

By Michael McGehee: In George Orwell’s classic dystopia novel 1984 the futuristic world of Oceania is ruled by an elite political force that uses propaganda to keep the ...

The Eagle or the Hawk? – Brooks Challenges Obama

By Marie Burns: The cry of the common Yellow-bellied Deficit Hawk is a long, hoarse, rasping scream, described as kree-eee-ar, which begins at a high pitch ...

New York Times Pay Structure Isn’t Fit to Print

By Jeffrey Goldfarb: The New York Times Co’s pay structure isn’t fit to print. The venerable U.S. newspaper group revealed a bonus structure that rewards bosses ...

David Brooks Says the Congressional Budget Office Is Wrong About the Pace of Recovery

By Dean Baker: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that the interest rate on 10-year Treasury bonds won’t hit 3.0 percent until the third quarter of ...