The mainstream media’s coverage of microeconomic policy issues is frequently characterized by liberal ideological bias against the efficiency of free markets. Such bias often appears in articles and opinion pieces written by journalists and guest commentators who are not economists.
Three guest essays recently published by the New York Times demonstrate the bias by scattering birdshot criticisms of deregulation of energy and transportation markets instead of providing a balanced discussion that shows how market forces help government solve social problems and enhance public welfare. Full disclosure: I offered the Times first refusal rights for this piece, but they said they generally avoid pieces criticizing the media.
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