| June 14, 2002 |
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Lying In Ponds
Who  would guess a Monty Python reference could lead to a clear analysis of partisanship in American politics? Absurd, yes, but so are supposedly "independent" columnists who spout the party line. This site tracks the Democratic and Republican biases of the regular political columnists from the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. The philosophy behind the site is that political decisions should be made solely on the merits of the issues, and that partisanship damages the political process by robbing politicians and voters of unbiased analysis. The daily box score shows where today's columns fall on the partisan spectrum. Columnists who rise above the simple "opposing party = bad" formula and admit to the complexity of issues generally receive a lower partisanship score. After reading through the overall partisanship index for nearly 40 political pundits, you'll never look at the op/ed page the same way again. (in Government > Politics) |
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