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It's an op ed for economic deregulation and tort reform, as opposed to a journalistic article. Which is not to say that op-eds don't belong in journalistic pub
by Dudelander 12y ago
It's an op ed for economic deregulation and tort reform, as opposed to a journalistic article. Which is not to say that op-eds don't belong in journalistic publications.
- waqf 12y agoIs having an opinion the same as having a bias?
- hnnewguy 12y agoWhen that opinion is different from your own, apparently it's "bias". Judging the agenda of a (very good, imho) publication (as if it could have one) based on an op-ed is ridiculous. Where is the critical thought? The Economist has been around for 150 years, and if you felt like it you could find individual articles that would indicate any such "bias" you desired. Oh well.
- jerf 12y agoI'm at a loss as to how you can read that article as calling for deregulation, short of assuming that if it's from the Economist it can simply be assumed to be calling for those things. I see an article calling for existing regulations to be enforced openly and transparently, rather than criticizing any particular regulation. Honestly, this sounds like something liberals ought to be lining up behind, not all standing around kicking dirt because they don't like who said it. In fact pretty much everyone who isn't in the government ought to asking for this. Or is everyone else here really arguing that unknown accusations being settled behind closed doors for often poorly- or un-disclosed amounts of money between the government and big corporations is just peachy keen? Honestly the tone of the most of the replies being made here sort of boggle my mind.