NYT's Porter Steps Into David Leonhardt's Neo-Liberal Shoes, Defends O

February 29th, 2012 2:41 PM
Liberal New York Times economics reporter turned left-wing editorial board member Eduardo Porter has published his first “Economic Scene” column, taking over from David Leonhardt, who is now Washington bureau chief. Porter is known at Times Watch for his embrace of Occupy Wall Street and for calling Mexican media mogul Carlos Slim a "thief" and "robber baron" in a 2007 editorial -- before…

America the Generous? Not According to the Media

December 21st, 2011 1:17 PM
The media and liberals tend to portray Americans as selfish Scrooges, only interested in their own gain - why else would taxes be unpopular? But America has shown its generosity time and again, and this Christmas season, new proof of it has emerged. A report from the Charities Aid Foundation America, the World Giving Index 2011, finds that the United States is the most generous country in the…

Eduardo Porter Latest NYTimes Staffer to Hail OWS's Fight Against Ineq

November 1st, 2011 10:22 AM
Former New York Times economics reporter turned editorial board member Eduardo Porter is the latest Times staffer to declare that the leftists of Occupy Wall Street have it figured out: “Wall Street Protesters Hit the Bull’s-Eye.” Porter wrote: "Their complaint that the privileged few in the top 1 percent are getting a disproportionate share of the nation's prosperity, however, is spot on."

Former NYT Reporter Whines U.S. 'Least Generous' Industrial Nation - B

May 24th, 2011 12:02 PM
Former New York Times economics reporter Eduardo Porter’s signed NYT editorial Monday left no doubt where his political sympathies lay: "A Budget Without Core Purposes, Taxation Without Compassion." President Obama trusts America’s generous and compassionate nature, that our rugged individualism is tempered by a belief that we’re all connected. In his speech on budget reform on April 13, he…

'Robber Baron' Transforms Into 'Shrewd Businessman' After Loan to NYT

May 7th, 2009 4:09 PM
Contributing to Time Magazine's 2009 "Time 100" list, New York Times Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. sucked up to Mexican media mogul Carlos Slim (who has coincidentally purchased 6% of NYT Co. shares and lent the company $250 million recently). After acknowledging Slim's investment in NYT Co., Sulzberger gushed: Carlos, a very shrewd businessman with an appreciation for great brands, showed a…

Times Watch Quotes of Note 2007 -- The NYT's Worst Quotes of the Year

December 20th, 2007 10:36 AM

Proud NYT Atheist Compares Saudi Arabia's Treatment of Adulterers to G

December 14th, 2007 2:26 PM