The Audit

Audit Notes: All-L.A. Times Edition

By Ryan Chittum   Aug 13, 2010 at 08:01 PM

The Los Angeles Times takes a look at OneUnited Bank, which Democratic congresswoman Maxine Waters helped get bailout money and... More

What Is the Social Security Trust Fund, Exactly?

By Ryan Chittum   Aug 13, 2010 at 07:24 PM

I have to confess that I've never understood the Social Security trust fund, and I suspect that you don't either.... More

The C-Word

A bleak outlook from a WSJ columnist

By Ryan Chittum   Aug 13, 2010 at 10:49 AM

One of the business press's institutional biases is the bullish. It sells magazines, provides happy newshole for advertiser to pitch... More

Audit Notes: Tom Frank Exits, Ayn Rand, Illegal Immigrants, Rubin

By Ryan Chittum   Aug 12, 2010 at 11:03 PM

Thomas Frank is the sole liberal on the Wall Street Journal's editorial pages, and one of the few liberal columnists—perhaps... More

The WSJ Goes Overboard on the HP Sex Scandal

By Ryan Chittum   Aug 12, 2010 at 02:41 PM

Could you be any less interested in the Hewlett-Packard scandal? The Wall Street Journal doesn't think so. It's still throwing... More

The Crystal Ball for Chris Dodd

Will it be a big bank, a hedge fund, or a lobbying gig?

By Ryan Chittum   Aug 12, 2010 at 12:12 PM

Ever since Chris Dodd announced his retirement from the Senate in January, my question has been: Which part of the... More

Audit Notes: Overdraft Profiteering, Why the Complacency, ExecuLie Detector

By Ryan Chittum   Aug 11, 2010 at 07:09 PM

The Associated Press reports that a federal judge has slammed too-big-to-fail bank Wells Fargo for "gouging and profiteering" via overdrafts.... More

WSJ Privacy Series Raises Questions on Google’s Power

The bedrock principles of the Googleplex were built on sand, after all

By Ryan Chittum   Aug 11, 2010 at 04:25 PM

A lot of times you see these multipart newspaper series bring diminishing returns after the first day or two. Not... More

Audit Notes: Credit Due, MoJo Impact, Audit on the Radio

By Ryan Chittum   Aug 10, 2010 at 10:16 PM

In June, when I announced that Dean Starkman's "Power Problem" article had snagged a National Press Club award, I neglected... More

The Journal’s Op-Ed Page In Fine Form

A misleading column blames the government for what it costs to employ a worker

By Ryan Chittum   Aug 10, 2010 at 02:27 PM

The Wall Street Journal editorial page is like the proverbial fish in a barrel. If I ever lack material to... More

NYT: Merrill’s CDO Self Dealing Kept the Bubble Going

By Ryan Chittum   Aug 10, 2010 at 11:42 AM

The late Mark Pittman told me this a year and a half ago about the fraud at the heart of... More

Audit Notes: Poor Employers, Unions Matter, SEC Claws

By Ryan Chittum   Aug 10, 2010 at 02:42 AM

Are employers really having a tough time finding people to hire in this economy? The New York Times claimed that... More

The Economist’s Success Is Not a Marketing Story

By Ryan Chittum   Aug 9, 2010 at 11:17 AM

It's a miserable time for the press, so it's somewhat annoying to see The New York Times's take this morning... More

Forbes.com Gets a New Slant

Lewis Dvorkin’s bloggy overhaul of the Internet continues

By Lauren Kirchner   Aug 6, 2010 at 10:49 AM

On Thursday, Forbes.com launched a new blog page utilizing the platform first developed by the blog network True/Slant, which it... More

Audit D.C. Notes: Going Against the Meme, Mortgage Madness, Summer Reading

By Holly Yeager   Aug 5, 2010 at 02:30 PM

Christopher Beam does a nice job at Slate, throwing cold water on the anti-incumbency meme that’s been dominating election coverage.... More