Spinsanity

  • Making Bush tell the truth about Iraq

    The media has to be tougher on the president's tendency to dissemble about his policies, and then again when he's caught -- especially when it comes to war.
    By Brendan Nyhan November 8, 2002

  • Fools rush in

    More false starts in the race to demonize Daschle.
    By Brendan Nyhan October 15, 2002

  • Post mortem

    A look at the Washington Post story that launched a week of partisan fury.
    By Brendan Nyhan September 28, 2002

  • The "A" bomb

    Enraged Bush supporters are calling opponents of his Iraq war "appeasers." But even George Will knows that's a disgraceful smear.
    By Ben Fritz September 26, 2002

  • The big NEA-Sept. 11 lie, cont'd.

    Blaming the NEA for preaching tolerance toward al-Qaida is too much fun for conservatives to stop. Even if it isn't true.
    By Brendan Nyhan September 18, 2002

  • A case of mistaken distortion

    A GOP powerhouse is forced to disavow a radio ad, aimed at African-Americans, that compares Social Security to "reverse reparations."
    By Ben Fritz September 13, 2002

  • The big NEA-Sept. 11 lie

    How the conservative Washington Times helped create a myth about the teachers' union and Sept. 11 that has become conventional wisdom.
    By Brendan Nyhan September 5, 2002

  • Cooking up a conspiracy

    Bob Novak's phony conspiracy -- that Clinton "cooked the books" on the U.S. economy -- falls apart on scrutiny.
    By Bryan Keefer August 20, 2002

  • Spinsanity

    A Bush budget man admits his mistake. But Robert Novak embraces it.
    By Brendan Nyhan August 8, 2002

  • The patriot patrol strikes again!

    Questioning a possible war with Iraq is equated with supporting Saddam.
    By Bryan Keefer August 6, 2002

  • Antisocial security

    Republicans who argue that savings accounts can save Social Security are hiding the risks -- and the true costs.
    By Ben Fritz August 3, 2002

  • Ignore, ignore, ignore

    White House staffers underestimated the cost of the Bush tax cut. Why can't they just admit it?
    By Brendan Nyhan August 1, 2002

  • A political bull market

    Amid Wall Street chaos, journalists and politicians try to pin specious blame on their foes.
    By Brendan Nyhan July 27, 2002

  • Looking for a silver lining

    Republicans: Democrats want the economy to fail! Democrats: Republicans made it fail! They're both wrong.
    By Ben Fritz July 23, 2002

  • FAIR cries foul

    Spinsanity is wrong about reporting on the Venezuelan coup.
    July 17, 2002

  • Throwing the book at her

    The bias Ann Coulter documents best may be her own.
    By Bryan Keefer July 13, 2002

  • WorldCom blame game

    Did a Republican "climate" or Democratic "tone" cause corporate malfeasance?
    By Brendan Nyhan July 4, 2002

  • Foul cry

    When media watchdogs like FAIR and MRC complain about bias, they often only reveal their own.
    By Ben Fritz July 1, 2002

  • Losing the "trifecta"

    The president tries to defend his deficit spending through a little campaign revisionism.
    By Brendan Nyhan June 18, 2002

  • When buzzwords go bad

    Stung by Demo attacks, Republicans suddenly deny they want to "privatize" Social Security. Ah, what a difference a few thousand points on the NASDAQ makes!
    By Ben Fritz June 11, 2002

  • Daschle's bogus low "approval rating"

    The Republican National Committee does a partisan hatchet job on Tom Daschle -- and has the chutzpah to call it a "job performance rating."
    By Ben Fritz May 30, 2002

  • Axing the tough questions

    The White House -- aided by its pundit allies -- bullies its way out of trouble.
    By Brendan Nyhan May 21, 2002

  • Hijacking the issue

    A scandal hits and the spinning ensues, from Trent Lott, Robert Novak, Laura Bush -- and even Salon.
    By Ben Fritz May 18, 2002

  • Do as I say

    Crybaby Republicans on judicial holdups: It's not fair!
    By Bryan Keefer May 14, 2002

  • No beating around the Bush

    The president: Don't vote for that Democrat because ... he's a Democrat!
    By Brendan Nyhan May 11, 2002
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