Print Warner Todd Huston Follow Read Full Bio Government Accountability Office: IRS Could Tax 'Virtual Currencies' A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) warns that the Internal Revenue Service should do more to warn taxpayers that they could have some tax liability over their holdings in Internet-based "virtual currencies" like Linden Dollars or Bitcoins. 18 Jun 2013 Gallup: Less Than One Fourth of Americans Trust Newspapers A new poll on newspapers and television news shows that Americans' confidence in the news industry continues to erode in this era of mass communications, reaching a low not seen since 2007. 17 Jun 2013 CBS's Scott Pelley Underestimates Fox News Ratings by 90% In a recent interview, CBS Evening News host Scott Pelley said that he thinks that Fox News really doesn't have very many viewers--underestimating the network's actual ratings by about 90 percent. 16 Jun 2013 IRS to Hire 'Diversity and Inclusion Specialist' with $123,758 Salary In the midst of devastating scandals, the IRS is looking to hire a new "Diversity and Inclusion Specialist" and is offering a generous $123,758 annual salary plus benefits for the position. 15 Jun 2013 White House: Obama's $100 Million Africa Trip 'Great Bang for Our Buck' After questions over the $100 million price tag of the President's trip to Africa arose, the White House defended the costs claiming that the expenditure offers the nation "great bang for our buck." 15 Jun 2013 Breitbart's Boyle, Nolte Lead Twitter 'Fight Club' If you are a Twitter user. you know without question that the social media service often becomes little else than a massive fight club with lots of name calling and foul language. A survey of the Twitter accounts of some well-known journalists and media types shows that they are just as prone to the fight club mentality as everyone else. 12 Jun 2013 'The Purge' Slams NRA and Tea Party, Summons Thoughts of Trayvon Martin The new Ethan Hawke thriller The Purge was number one at the box office during its opening weekend, but critics are slamming the film for its thinly veiled commentary against the National Rifle Association, Sarah Palin, and Tea Party groups. 11 Jun 2013 NY Times Talks Up NSA's Expertise In a story that reads like a gushing profile article on an exciting new business venture, The New York Times reported on the vast growth and technological advancement of the National Security Agency's data mining capabilities. 10 Jun 2013 LA Times Emphasizes 'Fascination with Guns,' not Mental Illness, in Santa Monica Shooting The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the 24-year-old Santa Monica shooter had a history of mental illness but leads a June 9 story with the claim of an “unnamed source” who said that the killer had a "fascination with guns." 10 Jun 2013 Paul Krugman: 'We Are Kind of an Authoritarian Surveillance State' Liberal economist and leading modern Keynesian, Paul Krugman of The New York Times, has been one of Barack Obama's biggest cheerleaders, but suddenly he is a bit down on the Obama administration saying that he is afraid that the country is becoming an "authoritarian surveillance state." 10 Jun 2013 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next
Government Accountability Office: IRS Could Tax 'Virtual Currencies' A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) warns that the Internal Revenue Service should do more to warn taxpayers that they could have some tax liability over their holdings in Internet-based "virtual currencies" like Linden Dollars or Bitcoins. 18 Jun 2013
Gallup: Less Than One Fourth of Americans Trust Newspapers A new poll on newspapers and television news shows that Americans' confidence in the news industry continues to erode in this era of mass communications, reaching a low not seen since 2007. 17 Jun 2013
CBS's Scott Pelley Underestimates Fox News Ratings by 90% In a recent interview, CBS Evening News host Scott Pelley said that he thinks that Fox News really doesn't have very many viewers--underestimating the network's actual ratings by about 90 percent. 16 Jun 2013
IRS to Hire 'Diversity and Inclusion Specialist' with $123,758 Salary In the midst of devastating scandals, the IRS is looking to hire a new "Diversity and Inclusion Specialist" and is offering a generous $123,758 annual salary plus benefits for the position. 15 Jun 2013
White House: Obama's $100 Million Africa Trip 'Great Bang for Our Buck' After questions over the $100 million price tag of the President's trip to Africa arose, the White House defended the costs claiming that the expenditure offers the nation "great bang for our buck." 15 Jun 2013
Breitbart's Boyle, Nolte Lead Twitter 'Fight Club' If you are a Twitter user. you know without question that the social media service often becomes little else than a massive fight club with lots of name calling and foul language. A survey of the Twitter accounts of some well-known journalists and media types shows that they are just as prone to the fight club mentality as everyone else. 12 Jun 2013
'The Purge' Slams NRA and Tea Party, Summons Thoughts of Trayvon Martin The new Ethan Hawke thriller The Purge was number one at the box office during its opening weekend, but critics are slamming the film for its thinly veiled commentary against the National Rifle Association, Sarah Palin, and Tea Party groups. 11 Jun 2013
NY Times Talks Up NSA's Expertise In a story that reads like a gushing profile article on an exciting new business venture, The New York Times reported on the vast growth and technological advancement of the National Security Agency's data mining capabilities. 10 Jun 2013
LA Times Emphasizes 'Fascination with Guns,' not Mental Illness, in Santa Monica Shooting The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the 24-year-old Santa Monica shooter had a history of mental illness but leads a June 9 story with the claim of an “unnamed source” who said that the killer had a "fascination with guns." 10 Jun 2013
Paul Krugman: 'We Are Kind of an Authoritarian Surveillance State' Liberal economist and leading modern Keynesian, Paul Krugman of The New York Times, has been one of Barack Obama's biggest cheerleaders, but suddenly he is a bit down on the Obama administration saying that he is afraid that the country is becoming an "authoritarian surveillance state." 10 Jun 2013