DavidLeonhardt

How "Populist" Tax-Hiker Edwards Will Save Us from "Income Inequality"

Economics reporter David Leonhardt takes a shine to Edwards' "populist" (not liberal?) tax-raising rhetoric at the expense of Republican Mitt Romney.

Lou Dobbs Strikes Back Against Times

Dobbs fights back against Times reporter-turned-columnist David Leonhardt, who called Dobbs a paranoid "nativist" for his strong opposition to illegal immigration.

Lou Dobbs, "Heir to the Nativist Tradition" Against Mexicans

David Leonhardt fact-checks the CNN anchor with a vengeance - but could the Times itself withstand similar scrutiny?

A Stranger in Libertarian Land

A libertarian response to a NYT reviewer's criticism of a book on the movement's history: "...a review in a newspaper that still to this day proudly touts the Pulitzer Prize it received in 1932 ...

The Front Page Is Safe Again for Good Economic News

"...the buying power of American workers is now rising at the fastest rate since the economic boom of the late 1990s."

The Latest NY Times/Democratic Talking Point: "Wage Stagnation"

Great minds think alike - and so do Times reporters discussing an allegedly "stagnant" economy.

Wages of Inconsistency at the Times

The Times gets back on track with its anti-Bush line: Wages for U.S. workers remain stagnant, and never remind what we reported yesterday.

That Lead Story on Declining Wages? Never Mind

Three days after coauthoring a lead story on the declining value of wages, David Leonhardt finds wages are actually growing this year.

A Lead Story Looks at Wage Gains Through a Liberal Prism

The Times leads with a story suggesting the lack of consistent wage gains by workers will hurt Republicans this fall. But a little Economics 101 may be in order.
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