A poor facsimile of journalism and analysis.
Over the past decade, the Economist has moved radically to the left and away from their 100+ year history of traditional ‘liberalism’ at the newspaper. The bias is particularly evident in Checks & Balances. The most recent example: They recently handed over the show for a three-part series by Tamara Gikes Borr, who said, “Political messengers can create negative campaigns by associating one thing with something bad so eventually people come to associate the two things.,” while in literally the same breath linking parental opposition to Critical Race Theory in schools with support for QAnon. The irony was not lost on me. The sad part is, there ARE often good arguments to be made for the left’s position on a variety of issues. Unfortunately, today’s Economist journalists operate in an echo chamber of liberal values and assumptions, without a single ‘traditional liberal’ or conservative on the regular panel, so what you get instead is the poor facsimile of journalism and analysis.
scot phelps via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/23/22
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alphabravo56 via Apple Podcasts · Ireland · 07/24/20
Charlotte Howard’s bigoted comments regarding High School prepared Americans—over 60% of the population—renders this podcast undeserving of your time. At least until she apologises for her comments, which she has, thus far, failed to do.
Mortakye via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 08/18/20
This is the best Economist podcast. Please keep it going after the election!
FatGus2 via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 08/12/20
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