Lawfare A string of court decisions have gone against Donald Trump and his administration, blocking efforts to shut down critical reporting. April 20, 2026 By Jem Bartholomew
On Debt, Mitt’s of Two Minds January 19, 2012 By Ryan Chittum A career built on it and a campaign that rails against it
Paywalls: Maybe Not So Complicated After All January 17, 2012 By Ryan Chittum Thinking over Clay Shirky’s piece on the success of the NYT model
Famous Last Words From the Fed January 13, 2012 By Ryan Chittum Assessing coverage of newly released transcripts from just before the crash
Best of 2011: Ryan Chittum December 30, 2011 By Ryan Chittum The Audit’s deputy editor picks his top CJR stories from the past year
Audit Notes: Rattner Gets a Pass, NYT’s Golden Parachute, No Rhodes Scholar December 22, 2011 By Ryan Chittum
The Coverage of Wyden-Ryan, Round One December 19, 2011 By Trudy Lieberman Consensus building to privatize Medicare
A Big Corporate Welfare Story Gets Short Shrift December 8, 2011 By Ryan Chittum Reuters’s Johnston and Times Union spotlight news almost everyone else ignores
Audit Notes: Fraud Prosecutions Plunge, Robber Barons, Zoning Fight November 16, 2011 By Ryan Chittum
Audit Notes: The Sovereign Risk Genie, Regulatory Complexity, Wal-Mart and Bank Fees November 11, 2011 By Ryan Chittum