Spinsanity

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  • Creaky foundation

    A journalism dean credits the Heritage Foundation for being what it's frequently not: Rigorous, evenhanded and scholarly.
    By Brendan Nyhan May 10, 2002

  • Sticks and stones

    Liberal name-callers have a new favorite catchphrase: The "Enron conservative."
    By Bryan Keefer May 7, 2002

  • Playing the Social Security card

    The Democrats try to scare seniors -- but is their plan any better?
    By Ben Fritz April 30, 2002

  • All in a name

    Is "Daschle Democrat" a vicious slur or the height of flattery?
    By Bryan Keefer April 26, 2002

  • "I would challenge them to a duel"

    The fight over Arctic oil drilling brings out the wild beast in senators on both sides.
    By Bryan Keefer April 19, 2002

  • Trashing Patrick Leahy

    The Republican National Committee claims the Vermont Democrat "disrespects" the heroes of Sept. 11, but the charge shows the GOP disrespects the truth.
    By Brendan Nyhan April 19, 2002

  • A real burden on the taxpayers

    "Tax Freedom Day" is here again -- but the anti-tax zealots behind it are fudging the numbers.
    By Brendan Nyhan April 17, 2002

  • Moore problems

    A San Francisco activist claims she's the originator of Michael Moore's unsourced list of dubious Bush achievements in his bestselling "Stupid White Men."
    By Ben Fritz April 10, 2002

  • One Moore stupid white man

    In his No. 1 bestseller, left-wing provocateur Michael Moore bashes Bush, Clinton and the corporate elite. Too bad he gets his facts wrong -- again.
    By Ben Fritz April 3, 2002

  • Stupid white lies

    Why does Michael Moore keep saying the Bush administration gave $43 million to the Taliban -- months after that story was debunked?
    By Ben Fritz March 26, 2002

  • Coloring the truth

    The top Democrat plays the race card -- again.
    By Brendan Nyhan March 21, 2002

  • A myth dies slowly

    The New York Times corrects itself: No Clinton White House Lay-over.
    By Brendan Nyhan March 15, 2002

  • Pickering's race war

    A judicial nomination comes under fire -- and we all get slimed.
    By Ben Fritz March 13, 2002

  • Another bedroom farce, Part 2

    Possibly the biggest political myth of the year just keeps on growing.
    By Brendan Nyhan March 12, 2002

  • Bully brigade

    Limbaugh, Novak and Hannity smack down dissenters: Dare to disagree? You're helping the enemy!
    By Brendan Nyhan March 5, 2002

  • Quieting the homefront

    Republicans equate mild war criticism with "aid and comfort to our enemies."
    By Bryan Keefer March 1, 2002

  • Mail fraud

    The GOP's attempt to mail Social Security guarantees turns postal workers into campaign operatives.
    By Ben Fritz February 25, 2002

  • Another bedroom farce

    The Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Fred Barnes and others claim Clinton had Ken Lay for a White House sleepover. One problem: Wrong president.
    By Brendan Nyhan February 21, 2002

  • Coming up Enron

    No matter what the issue, politicians are throwing around the name of the bankrupt energy giant in a crude attempt to score political points.
    By Bryan Keefer February 20, 2002

  • Fritzkrieg!

    A Democratic senator lies about Enron to smear Bush.
    By Ben Fritz February 13, 2002

  • Mitch Daniels' fuzzy math

    The Bush budget director has a little problem with the truth.
    By Brendan Nyhan February 12, 2002
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