Desks

The Audit Business

• The private-equity problem with Romney and GS Technologies Loading up a company with debt to ensure Bain’s own profits
• Sorkin’s Glass-Steagall straw man Of course its repeal contributed, directly and indirectly, to the financial crisis

The Observatory Science

• Evolved for exhibitionism? Wired column makes weak claims about human behavior, psychology
• Reparative journalism Reporter sinks a controversial paper on “ex-gay” therapy

Campaign Desk Politics & Policy

• When a ‘birther’ story comes knocking After congressman’s comments, a Denver TV station doesn’t let go
• Herald’s Caputo dives deep on diverging polls Do other news organizations undermine their credibility when they don’t do the same?

Behind the News The Media

• Dial back the outrage Repealing a ban on showing international broadcasts is not the same as allowing propaganda
• The Times-Picayune cuts staff and print runs Read CJR coverage on the history of the paper, a vital resource in its region, here