New from the Business & Media Institute
Refining: the Untold Story of the Oil Chain [1]
Gas prices are up, and Hurricane Katrinas shutdown of Gulf refineries is
bad. That much we know. But whats the rest of the story? TheBusiness & Media Institute looked for answers in three months of network news coverage and
found few explanations of how U.S. oil refining fits into the gas supply
picture.
The Media Spin: Reading Tea Leaves on Global Warming
[2]
David Goodnow, a veteran reporter and former CNN anchor, is an adviser to
the Business & Media Institute. His column this month recalls the history of
global climate frights back in the news as reporters link Hurricane
Katrina with global warming. Would you believe people once feared another
little ice age?
One-sided View of Housing Bubbles to Surface [3]
When Alan Greenspan speaks, people listen. But the media continue to
interpret his statements toward a coming housing apocalypse whether he
foretells it or not.
The Good,
the Bad & the Ugly [4]
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly tracks the best and worst media coverage of
business and economics. Readers are invited to submit suggestions or news
tips to Director
Dan Gainor [5].
This week: An attempt to cover outsourcing; and two good reasons
not to read The Washington Post.
Also from BMI:
Special Report:
Trade Secrets: Lou Dobbs Tonight Hides Good News Behind Negative View of Free Market [6]
Times Downplays Greenspans 18-Year Success [7]
Media Continue to Pound on Obesity Coverage [8]
Research, News & Commentary
Energy
Commentary [9]:
Desmond Lachman of the American Enterprise Institute says the rise in oil
prices demands attention to the global marketplace.
Commentary [10]:
Catos Alan Reynolds takes on the conventional wisdom about the proposed
changes to fuel efficiency standards.
Global Warming
Commentary: [11] So, are hurricanes getting worse because of global
warming? Catos Pat Michaels answers.
Internet Commerce
Commentary: [12]
AEIs James K. Glassman extols Americas entrepreneurship engine and
the free market made possible by the Internet.
News: [13] The Heartland Institutes Steve Stanek writes for Budget
& Tax News about the 18-state network that is working to tax Internet
commerce.
Taxes
News: [14] The Heartland Institutes John W. Skorburg examines
state budget figures: Total state tax revenues grew three times faster
than inflation in the first quarter. Are lower tax rates the key?
Free Market
Research: [15] Is American consumer spending out of control? AEIs
John H. Makin explores spending, saving and the Feds role.
Interview: [16] Ed Feulner, the president of The Heritage
Foundation, knew famed economist
F.A. Hayek personally. Now, 60 years after the end of World War II,
Feulner
discusses Hayeks The Road to Serfdom and its enduring influence.