Culture watch: No time for facts!

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2011 Was Troy Davis guilty: Troy Davis was executed on Wednesday night. This produced a great deal of cable discu...
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Travel services: Amtrak along the Hudson!

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 Always sit on the left going north: Amtrak runs a very nice route from New York City up to Albany, skirting th...
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Mitt watch: In search of the real Mitt Romney!

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 Somehow forgetting Seamus: How silly are the silly souls who report campaigns for the New York Times? Yesterda...
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ABSENCE OF THE PROFESSORS: Next time, let’s name their names!

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 EPILOGUE—PROFESSOR SPEAKS: In a nation crawling with professors, you'd think we’d read such work all the ti...
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Liberal self-destruction watch: RNC wet-dream edition!

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 It isn’t that he’s wrong: A few months ago, Digby added David Atkins to the roster at Hullabaloo. It turns out...
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Information watch: Where do we go for info?

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 Krugman brings in the load: How much of their income do very high earners pay in federal taxes? The question...
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Cuffs-and-loafers watch: Defiantly low-IQ!

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 Shoes make the man: Due to the detail presented below, we’ll keep this item simple. But if you want to marvel...
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THE ABSENCE OF THE PROFESSORS! Disinformation never sleeps!

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 PART 4—NO WAY OUT: If you’re an American voter, it’s amazingly easy to get disinformed about Social Security...
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David Brooks watch: How can we get information!

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 How do you fact-check a problem like David: David Brooks got whupped all over town for yesterday’s very str...
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Likability watch: Who is Candidate Perry!

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 The dumbest reactions on earth: For better or worse, many voters will find a good deal to like about Rick Pe...
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THE ABSENCE OF THE PROFESSORS: Good grief—even Krugman!

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 PART 3—THE AUTUMN OF 96: It’s amazingly easy to get disinformed concerning Social Security. Consider the pli...
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Defiant silly-bill watch: Bruni and Brooks on the rampage!

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011 A deeply inane public culture: Just a fairly obvious guess! The New York Times added Frank Bruni to the team m...
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SAT score watch: Why are average scores down? Day 2!

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011 At the Post, you can take your choice between information and spin: In yesterday’s Washington Post, Michael Ch...
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THE ABSENCE OF THE PROFESSORS: Don’t do it, Krugman was told!

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011 PART 2—PLANET OF THE PROFESSORS: It’s very easy to be disinformed in this particular country. In part, it’s ...
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Tax update: Fox feels the pain of the rich!

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 Fox & Friends fruitcake watch: Media Matters reports a striking exchange from this morning’s Fox & Fr...
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Taxwatch: The Washington Post gets it right!

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 Rejecting tax breaks for the plutocrats: On the front page of last Monday’s Washington Post, Steven Mufson did ...
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