Political centrism is not objectivity December 19, 2013 By Brendan Nyhan How the media wrongly treats deficit reduction as non-ideological
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
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
An election post-mortem on Medicare coverage November 15, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman Coverage? Yes. Guidance? Not so much
Medicare: Where’s the evidence that vouchers save money? September 18, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman The National Journal seeks some, and comes up empty
The Wall Street Journal lets Paul Ryan go all but unchecked August 31, 2012 By Ryan Chittum Misleading claims get ignored or given he said-she said treatment
A laurel to Jackie Calmes of The New York Times August 24, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman She begins to X-ray the Romney/Ryan Medicare plan
The word on the street: apprehensive August 24, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman Listening to voters talk about Medicare in St. Louis
Medicare and the $716 billion bogeyman August 22, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman Will a new version of a half-truth work for the GOP?
Audit Notes: Fake or real Jeff Jarvis?, Wolf on Ryan, robots and labor August 21, 2012 By Ryan Chittum Replacing copyright with something called "creditright"
Ryan re-energizes coverage August 16, 2012 By Curtis Brainard VP candidate brings fossil fuels, alternatives back into focus
Audit Notes: Bill Black on CNBC, LAT eyes Ryan’s budget, robosigning August 16, 2012 By Ryan Chittum The ex-regulator might as well have been beamed in by the Curiosity rover
Medicare, Paul Ryan, and beyond: a primer August 15, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman Here’s context to clarify the big entitlements debates
Stories I’d like to see August 14, 2012 By Steven Brill Questions for Ryan, working for welfare, updates on Olbermann and Facebook
Estimating crowds: size matters August 14, 2012 By Andria Krewson Reporters wrestle with the numbers as Romney and Ryan draw larger audiences
Audit Notes: Romney’s Ryan taxes, FDR or Ayn Rand, Morton Mintz August 14, 2012 By Ryan Chittum The Atlantic on what would be Mitt’s “Path to Prosperity”
What makes Paul Ryan tick? August 8, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman The New Yorker defines the man who would remake the government
Romney’s History on Medicare January 23, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman How he came to accept “premium support”
Medicare Vouchers Explained January 18, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman A conversation with the Brookings Institution’s Henry Aaron
The Coverage of Wyden-Ryan, Round One December 19, 2011 By Trudy Lieberman Consensus building to privatize Medicare
Jon Huntsman’s Vision for the Future of Medicare June 9, 2011 By Trudy Lieberman Whose moral obligation is it?
A Second Look at NY-26 May 23, 2011 By Greg Marx New polls suggest a role for Medicare, but reasons for caution remain
Challenging Newt’s Medicare Walkback May 18, 2011 By Trudy Lieberman Choice is the least of Medicare’s problems