Clay Waters

Clay Waters is director of Times Watch, a division of the Media Research Center (MRC) that tracks the liberal bias of the New York Times. You can follow Times Watch on Twitter and Facebook.

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Support Slipping for Obama Health Care, Times Still Sees "Strong Desire" for Reform

In its latest poll, the Times sees a "strong desire to get something done" on health control - i.e., more government control. But support has been stronger in recent years, and nothing was done. ...

NY Times 'Ethicist' Wants Henry Louis Gates to Sue the Police

Randy Cohen loves lawsuits: "We Americans are often mocked for being overly litigious, but we are not nearly litigious enough." New York Times "Ethicist" columnist Randy Cohen jumped in to the ...

"No Doubts: Men Are Better Managers"

One headline that will never, ever appear in the Times. But what if you change one word?

Times "Ethicist" Wants Henry Louis Gates to Sue the Police

Randy Cohen loves lawsuits: "We Americans are often mocked for being overly litigious, but we are not nearly litigious enough."

The Times Keeps Forgetting Troubled Sen. Dodd Is a Democrat

A tough story on liberal Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd is marred by an old problem: Nowhere in the story is Dodd directly indentified as a Democrat.

NY Times Bashes Birthers and Blames Limbaugh, But Gave 9-11 Truthers Respect

Anti-Bush 9-11 "Truthers" get a fair hearing from the NY Times, but anti-Obama "Birthers" are harshly criticized, and Rush Limbaugh is to blame. Brian Stelter's Saturday story questioned those ...

Will the World End in Fire, Or in Ice? Don't Ask Us

Does biologist Bill Streever, author of "Cold," a survey of the coldest places on earth, fear global warming? One critic says heck yes, the other says of course not.

The "Shrewd and Resourceful" Partial-Birth Abortion Provider George Tiller, Provider of "Sensitive Care"

Pulitzer Prize winning reporter David Barstow serves up some liberal awards bait: His slanted history of the abortion wars in Wichita, which ended with the murder of partial-birth abortion ...

Times Bashes Birthers & Blames Limbaugh, But Gave 9-11 Truthers Respect

And don't forget to blame Rush Limbaugh for spreading the anti-Obama "birther" story.

NYT Wonders: Too Much O?

Is the Times getting a little sick of seeing Obama all over the place?

The End of (Cold) Days?

Apocalypse pretty soon thanks to global warming, predicts book critic Dwight Garner: "The end of our species seems far more likely to arrive by fire than by ice."

Times Takes Sides in Front-Page Story on Gates-Race Case

In the controversy over Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates's arrest, the Times tries some mind-reading: "In interviews here and in Atlanta, in Web postings and on television talk shows, blacks ...

What's This? Times Actually Fact-Checks Obama's Health Plan Claims

Reporter Robert Pear's reality check lacked the passion of campaign-era defenses of Obama on various issues, but at least it was there.

Is Obama Backing Away From No Tax-Hike Pledge for Middle Class?

Obama leaves the door open for middle-class tax hikes to pay for his health-care "reform." But the Times, which jealously defended candidate Obama against tax-raising accusations during, glides ...

What a Difference a Month Makes

Last month health reporter Kevin Sack wrote: "In their heart of hearts, few in the Obama administration would have predicted late last year that they would be this well positioned by June to ...

Leonhardt Throws a Front-Page Block for Obama-Care

David Leonhardt shares Obama's plans to ration health care in the name of cost-control.

Israel "Finally" Coming Around "Grudgingly" to Palestinian State

Israel not giving in to demands for Palestinian statehood quick enough for Times reporter Isabel Kershner.

Michelle Obama Making Health-Care Stand - Rachel Swarns Rejoices

Hallelujah! Reporter and reliable first lady hagiographer Rachel Swarns writes: "After several months of focusing on her family, her garden and inspiring young people, Mrs. Obama is stepping into ...

Moon Landing Conspiracy "Not Entirely Unconvincing"

Does the Times have a weakness for left-wing conspiracy theories? Mike Hale is unable to totally dismiss a TruTV documentary, "Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon?"

Attention NYT: Palin Didn't Actually Say She Could See Russia From Her House

For the liberals at the Times, everything Sarah Palin does is some kind of joke. But that doesn't mean they have to treat Saturday Night Live skits as fact.