Political centrism is not objectivity December 19, 2013 By Brendan Nyhan How the media wrongly treats deficit reduction as non-ideological
The roots of the shutdown fight October 1, 2013 By Brendan Nyhan Why reporters should go local in covering the House GOP
High Noon for film incentives July 19, 2013 By Joel Campbell The states are trying to outgun each other to lure movie production–a chance for reporters to analyze the returns on these big investments
A laurel to Time‘s ‘Battleland’ blog July 17, 2013 By David Cay Johnston Winslow Wheeler’s posts show how the Pentagon uses its own inflation adjuster to make the case for more spending
The undercovered dark cloud in the shrinking-deficit story May 30, 2013 By David Cay Johnston Flurry of articles was welcome, but some cautionary notes deserved greater play
The IRS budget and federal revenues: Who will connect the dots? May 9, 2013 By David Cay Johnston The sequester strikes again
Honey, I shrank the IRS April 30, 2013 By David Cay Johnston The administration wants more money for tax-law enforcement. Let’s ask why
Boehner’s overlooked acknowledgment March 20, 2013 By David Cay Johnston The Speaker–and Paul Ryan–say we don’t have an immediate debt crisis. Isn’t that news?
A hat-tip to Investor’s Business Daily March 15, 2013 By David Cay Johnston A sharp blog post underscores the radical vision behind the Ryan budget
Take this fiscal pop quiz March 15, 2013 By Trudy Lieberman Test your knowledge about federal spending–and federal-spending myths
On Ryan budget plan, Wonkblog shines March 14, 2013 By David Cay Johnston WashPost’s crew stands above a generally middling performance by the press
Time to leave budget biases behind February 28, 2013 By David Cay Johnston Deficits are falling and government jobs are disappearing. Is it really so obvious we have a spending problem?
The Green Lantern Theory of Sequestration February 27, 2013 By Brendan Nyhan Hey, pundits: President Obama can’t magically solve the budget impasse in Washington
People aren’t too worried about the sequester. Is the media to blame? February 22, 2013 By David Cay Johnston Coverage is too often dull or absent, but NYT piece on air travel is a standout
What’s on the chopping block? February 12, 2013 By Trudy Lieberman The great sequestration guessing game: What will Democrats surrender?
What’s a trillion, anyway? January 8, 2013 By David Cay Johnston How to make scary budget numbers meaningful
Joe Lieberman and his Medicare Gift July 11, 2011 By Trudy Lieberman The press needs to untie the bow—and quickly
Pawlenty’s Economic Fantasy June 9, 2011 By Greg Marx A mixed showing from the press as the GOP contender sets out his plan
The Journal Takes on Tim Pawlenty June 2, 2011 By Greg Marx A good start, but there’s more to be done
Politico’s David Rogers Owning the Budget Beat April 7, 2011 By Joel Meares First stop in following the negotiations
Some Clarity Amid Budget Proposal Confusion April 5, 2011 By Joel Meares Jon Ward breaks down the Obama and Ryan numbers
Ryan’s Whopper $4 Trillion April 4, 2011 By Joel Meares Where it will come from and what it might mean
CNBC Misleads on "Welfare State" Dominance March 9, 2011 By Ryan Chittum Bad math overstates government payouts
