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Julia A. Seymour | July 14, 2010

The past year has been rough for climate alarmists, with Americans’ growing skepticism about the threat of global warming and a series of scandals that appeared to show a potential conspiracy to distort science.

A March 2010 Gallup poll…

Kyle Gillis | July 14, 2010

With the World Cup over, the vuvuzelas have silenced but another horn is still being blown: the journalism bailout horn.

In a July 14 Wall Street Journal op-ed, liberal Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger called for increased…

BMI Staff | July 14, 2010

Journalists Still Hiding Obamas Broken Promises on Jobs The White House made many claims about what the stimulus package would accomplish, including 2…

Kyle Gillis | July 14, 2010

Some red hot chili peppers are on tour, and they’re emitting a lot of greenhouse gases. But it’s not the California rock band emitting carbon on a worldwide concert tour; it’s seeds from chili peppers traveling to the “doomsday” vault in Norway…

Kyle Gillis | July 13, 2010

While Washington lawmakers may be deadlocked over extending unemployment benefits, the liberal media are picking up the slack and helping unemployed individuals find more government help.

In a July 13 story on CNNMoney.com, reporter Hibah…

Jeff Poor | July 13, 2010

“Where would Jesus drill?”

That sounds almost like it could be the opening of a tree hugger's bad joke, but instead it's the lede in a recent Associated Press story written by John Flesher about a so-called “Green religion movement.”…

Jeff Poor | July 9, 2010

While some on the left side of the aisle in Congress are getting all starry-eyed about prospects of more federal stimulus spending, the first round of stimulus under President Barack Obama may have done even less to help the ailing economy than…

Kyle Gillis | July 9, 2010

The next time you want to gauge how bad the economy is, don’t check the unemployment rate or the stock market. Instead, look to see if anyone is dressed as a cow at the local Chick-fil-A.

Time Magazine posted a somewhat lighthearted…

Jeff Poor | July 8, 2010

Surprise – a British panel ruled that the scandal known as ClimateGate that supposedly revealed the manipulation of certain data strengthen the case of manmade global warming was much ado about nothing. But, The New York Times in a July 7 story…

Kyle Gillis | July 7, 2010

Forget about Elena Kagan. Better make room for Time magazine’s Adam Cohen on the Supreme Court.

In a July 7 “Case Study” article for Time magazine, reporter Cohen bemoaned the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election…

BMI Staff | July 7, 2010

Media's Latest Stimulus Push: Spend Now, Tax Later Krugman's 'third depression' declaration sets stage for more stimulus, paid for by proposals of a gas…

Jeff Poor | July 7, 2010

When New York Times columnist and Nobel Prize-winning liberal economist Paul Krugman insisted back on June 28 the only way to avert a “third depression” was to open up the spigots of government stimulus, many dismissed the plea as Krugman…

Julia A. Seymour | July 2, 2010

The June jobs report was released July 2 showing a tiny decline in the unemployment rate to 9.5 percent, but a depressing 125,000 overall non-farm payroll jobs lost.

CNN’s “American Morning” reacted with an appropriately downbeat report,…

Kyle Gillis | July 1, 2010

The next time an environmental story in the New York Times smells fishy, double-check to make sure its not the residue of old sun tan lotion you smell.

In a June 28 story for the Gloucester Times, reporter Nancy Gaines revealed an…

Jeff Poor | July 1, 2010

When unqualified people perform a high-level task on “Dancing with the Stars,” it makes for great entertainment. But in Washington, D.C., major legislation is on the line.

On CNBC’s July 1 “Squawk Box,” former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan…

Kyle Gillis | July 1, 2010

Lex Luthor has ten new members to invite to the next Legion of Doom meeting.

During the past week, CNNMoney.com compiled a “Most Hateable Companies (not named BP)” list because it didn’t want the BP oil spill to “completely overshadow all…

Kyle Gillis | July 1, 2010

The Washington Post and BP may seem like the oddest couple since Felix and Oscar, but they’ve been spending a lot of time — and money — together.

A BMI study found that the Washington Post earned up to $455,652 on 17 BP ads during the…

Kyle Gillis | June 30, 2010

After more than two months criticizing BP for its handling of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, it seems some in the media are desperate for new angles. Now, they’re attacking BP’s corporate contributions.

In a June 30 Washington…

Jeff Poor | June 29, 2010

Today’s plunge in the U.S. financial markets is a cause of concern for a lot of people – but according to Rep. Paul Kanjorski, D-Pa., we haven’t seen anything yet if congressional Democrats don’t get their way.

 

Kanjorski was…

Kyle Gillis | June 29, 2010

With all due respect to Petula Clark, things may not always be that great downtown.

On June 28, ABCNews.com profiled five municipalities “teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.” That list included Maywood, Calif., Harrisburg, Pa.,…