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Dear NY Times: Bailouts Undermine Themselves
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D. | April 10, 2009
Editor, The New York Times 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018  To the Editor:Editor, The New York Times 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018  To the Editor:  Councilwoman Melinda Katz's letter today reveals an ironic pitfall of…
Dear Wall Street Journal: CEO Pay Caps are Micromanagement
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D. | March 13, 2009
Editor, The Wall Street Journal 200 Liberty Street New York, NY 10281 To the Editor:Editor, The Wall Street Journal 200 Liberty Street New York, NY 10281 To the Editor:  You report that "New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is in…
Dear NY Times: Savings Creates Efficiencies
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D. | March 9, 2009
Editor, The New York Times 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018  To the Editor:Editor, The New York Times 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018  To the Editor:  Jeffrey Sachs correctly insists that "the numbers don't add up" to support…
Dear Boston Globe: Rickshaws Create Jobs Too
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D. | February 24, 2009
24 February 2009  Editor, Boston Globe  Dear Editor:24 February 2009  Editor, Boston Globe  Dear Editor:  Derrick Z. Jackson reasons that among mass transit's benefits is the fact that, dollar for dollar, its provision…
Dear NY Times: Was Keynes Right About Excessive Savings?
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D. | December 22, 2008
21 December 2008 Editor, The New York Times 229 West 43rd St. New York, NY 10036   To the Editor: You report that more companies are reducing their contributions to employees' 401(k) retirement accounts, saying that this "move will hurt savings…
NBC Discovers Union Role in Auto Industry Turmoil
Nathan Burchfiel | December 3, 2008
The network broadcast media have generally ignored or downplayed the role of unions in establishing bad business models for the Big Three U.S. automakers. But NBC’s “Today” show bucked the trend Dec. 3 with an honest report about how union contracts…
Cramer: Depression Comparisons are 'Scare Tactics'
Nathan Burchfiel | December 2, 2008
     CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer said on NBC’s “Today” show Dec. 2 that comparisons between the current economy and the Great Depression are “scare tactics.” Maybe he forgot about his own reliance on the juxtaposition.…
Networks Gloss Over Geithner's Past, Ignore Criticism
Nathan Burchfiel | November 26, 2008
     It looks like journalists are adopting the Chris Matthews philosophy of covering the transition into President-elect Barack Obama’s administration: don’t rock the boat.       Broadcast network news…
NBC's Snyderman: Vaccine-Autism Link 'Not Controversial'
Nathan Burchfiel | October 30, 2008
     Rarely does a broadcast journalist passionately defend science and business. But NBC’s chief medical editor Nancy Snyderman did just that on the network’s “Today” show Oct. 30.       Snyderman…
Stephanopoulos Wonders: Did McCain Blow Up Bailout for Credit?
Nathan Burchfiel | September 26, 2008
     Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain suspended his campaign to help craft a government bailout of the financial sector not for the good of the country, but so he could take credit – at least according to his…