by Dan Mitchell | Dec 17, 2017 | Blogs, Health Care, Taxation
I don’t focus much on media bias because journalists generally aren’t dishonest. Instead, they choose which stories to highlight or downplay based on what advances their political agenda. Though every so often I’ll highlight an example of where bias leads to an...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 7, 2017 | Blogs, Economics
While it’s quite clear that the establishment media leans to the left, I don’t get too agitated about bias. Though every so often I can’t resist the temptation to comment when I come across egregious examples on issues such as poverty, guns, Greece, jobs, taxes,...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 4, 2017 | Blogs, Economic Growth
As I peruse the news, I periodically see headlines that are misleading in some fashion. And if the headline is sufficiently off-key or bizarre, I feel compelled to grouse. A disappointingly inaccurate headline about the capital sinking into the sea. A grossly...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 4, 2016 | Blogs, Taxation
Because of his support for big government, I don’t like Donald Trump. Indeed, I have such disdain for him (as well as Hillary Clinton) that I’ve arranged to be out of the country when the election takes place. The establishment media, by contrast, is excited about the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 22, 2016 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Since I’m not a fan of either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, I think that puts me in a good position to fairly assess whether the candidates are being dishonest. And since several media outlets just produced their “fact-checks” on Donald Trump’s acceptance speech to...
