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Really? There are no unbiased media sources. Bill Gates of all people should recognize that every publication he mentioned is biased and be aware of, and mentio

Really? There are no unbiased media sources. Bill Gates of all people should recognize that every publication he mentioned is biased and be aware of, and mention, their perspective. I read some of these publications, but I'm at least cognizant of their leanings and know where to go for an alternative point of view. The Economist is great if you want the Keynesian perspective on economics and not much else. Per wikipedia: According to former editor Bill Emmott, "the Economist's philosophy has always been liberal, not conservative." The bias is clearly stated. Scientific American is purely mainstream science. It represents the cathedral of academia. Slate - Do they even try to be non-biased? Again, wikipedia also describes it as liberal. NYT/WP/FT/WSJ - No comment. Anyone who has read them can form their own opinions.

ewanmcteagle 17y ago
How is the economist Keynesian?
- zzzmarcus 17y ago
  This isn't definitive, but search economist.com using Google for the following: Keynes - 1640 results Adam Smith || John Stuart Mill (classical economics) - 992 Hayek || Milton Friedman (Chicago school economics) - 858 Mises (Austrian economics) - 431 Of course it's better to read it and form an opinion from the actual content for yourself but I think these results are fairly indicative.
  - ewanmcteagle 17y ago
    You realize, of course, if I ran a website criticizing something it would show a lot of hits for that thing right? Quantity alone doesn't tell us much here.
    - zzzmarcus 17y ago
      Sure, which is why I qualified those results by saying they're not definitive. I have read The Economist, come to my own conclusions (that the publication is strongly Keynesian) and thought it would be interesting to see if that bias showed up in a simple search for Keynes' name. Turns out it did.
pyre 17y ago
> Really? There are no unbiased media sources. Bill Gates of all people should recognize that [...] I read that conversation as: Q: Which sources are unbiased? A: Well, these are the sources I go to...
cschmidt 17y ago
If you think the Economist is primarily about economics, then you clearly haven't read it. It is the best way to keep up on world affairs with an international perspective. The Economist certainly has a point of view, which is clearly stated in the opinion "Leaders" at the front of each issue. However, that point of view is not liberal in the sense that Democrat = liberal, Republican = conservative. They are liberal in the sense of Liberalism. They are not aligned with Democratic party at all. If you doubt that, their presidential endorsements should make it clear. They endorsed Clinton, Dole, Bush, Kerry, and Obama. All while consistently sticking to their clear world view, which is well worth checking out.

ewanmcteagle 17y ago

How is the economist Keynesian?

zzzmarcus 17y ago
This isn't definitive, but search economist.com using Google for the following: Keynes - 1640 results Adam Smith || John Stuart Mill (classical economics) - 992 Hayek || Milton Friedman (Chicago school economics) - 858 Mises (Austrian economics) - 431 Of course it's better to read it and form an opinion from the actual content for yourself but I think these results are fairly indicative.
- ewanmcteagle 17y ago
  You realize, of course, if I ran a website criticizing something it would show a lot of hits for that thing right? Quantity alone doesn't tell us much here.
  - zzzmarcus 17y ago
    Sure, which is why I qualified those results by saying they're not definitive. I have read The Economist, come to my own conclusions (that the publication is strongly Keynesian) and thought it would be interesting to see if that bias showed up in a simple search for Keynes' name. Turns out it did.

pyre 17y ago

> Really? There are no unbiased media sources. Bill Gates of all people should recognize that [...] I read that conversation as: Q: Which sources are unbiased? A: Well, these are the sources I go to...

cschmidt 17y ago

If you think the Economist is primarily about economics, then you clearly haven't read it. It is the best way to keep up on world affairs with an international perspective. The Economist certainly has a point of view, which is clearly stated in the opinion "Leaders" at the front of each issue. However, that point of view is not liberal in the sense that Democrat = liberal, Republican = conservative. They are liberal in the sense of Liberalism. They are not aligned with Democratic party at all. If you doubt that, their presidential endorsements should make it clear. They endorsed Clinton, Dole, Bush, Kerry, and Obama. All while consistently sticking to their clear world view, which is well worth checking out.