This is not strictly journalism, but as an opinion piece, it is very well supported by citations and examples. Excellent.

Some welcome data to inject into the emotional debate over the effects of same-sex marriage on society and children.

This is poorly balanced puff piece. In it the New York Times works to perpetuate the myth that Rahm Emanuel has been the heart and soul of the Democratic Party's resurgence. In fact, he is anything but, having fought the 50-state strategy successfully executed by former DNC Chairman Howard Dean, and backing conservative candidates who are now obstacles to President Obama's agenda.

This is not journalism. It is an opinion piece whose central thesis is that, 10 months after taking office, President Obama should have undone the damage it took the Bush Administration and the GOP eight years to achieve. It cherry picks facts and is rife with the persecution syndrome that has been at the fore since movement conservatiism was kicked to the curb in the last election. The author is clearly writing for those who already share his position, and is unlikely to win any converts.

This is an opinion piece, but required reading nonetheless, as it is backed up solidly with facts.

This is an opinion piece, but a valuable one grounded in fact.

While this is an important story for California's farmers, the article has a very clear anti-environmental regulation bias.

This is an opinion piece, but one that is well-supported by facts, and which speaks to an issue of concern to many voters who supported President Obama.

This is probably the most in-depth examination of the healthcare co-ops proposed by Senator Kent Conrad that I have encountered to date. Unfortunately, this depth is reached narrowly, and neither effectively places the co-ops in broader context, nor addresses the main criticism of them: namely that only in rare occasions will they ever achieve the membership numbers needed for effective bargaining power.

Author Michael Gerson served as both a speech writer and a policy analyst for President George W. Bush. As such his credibility with regard to foreign policy - especially in the Middle East - should be regarded with a healthy dose of skepticism. While the ideals he expresses are easy with which to agree, it is worth noting that the example of "promoting democracy" on which he seems to focus is Iran, a country consigned to the juvenile "Axis of Evil" by Mr. Bush and resolutely ... More »

While taking its information from a number of sources, this article relies solely on the three most conservative national polls in the U.S.: Rasmussen, Gallup and NBC/WSJ, which hardly qualify as a "spate." It is indeed likely that President Obama's approval numbers are subject to negative change, but Politico has used data that is guaranteed to present the most negative possible picture, something the publication has had a history of doing when it comes to Democrats.

This is a poorly-sourced article that relies exclusively on quotes from members of the conservative opposition to the Obama Administration. While it makes a fair point about the accuracy of unemployment forecasts, the author appears to be ignoring principles from macro economics 101, and uses the ultra-conservative Heritage Foundation, a GOP economist, and a conservative blogger to attack the stimulus plan. Overall, pretty poor.

This is not quality journalism. It is an opinion piece which repeats a number of claims that have been debunked, and which is characterized by - we are expected to believe - the highly conservative Cato Institute's new-found concern for the rights of workers.

Read with a very critical eye. The authors are among the biggest and most steadfast supporters of the war in Iraq and the Kagans in particular are leading neocon lights. They backed Bush Administration policies in Iraq pretty relentlessly, and have demonstrated a strong bias toward interventionism and projection of American power. Some of the same memes they used to cover Iraq - e.g. "particular attacks are actually good news!" pop up in this article as well, and it relies ... More »

This is an excellent essay examining the fundamental issues in the debate about regulation in this country.

This is the very definition of quality journalism. Greenwald cuts through the prevailing media narrative that President Obama needs to reach out to the GOP in the spirit of "bipartisanism" using cold, hard facts and figures that address this question directly.

This is an opinion piece, rather than hard journalism, and is written from a conservative point of view. The author, like many conservatives, jumps on Mr. Holder's choice of the word "cowards" and - again, like many of his ideological brethren - misses the central point. Mr. Holder argues that we do not talk enough about “things racial” - not whether we talk about race in times of crisis or during presidential elections or when a celebrity reveals sublimated racism - but on ... More »

This is a mix of fact and opinion writing, although for many, the opinion aspects may outweigh the factual reporting.

NPR looks to achieve "balance" in its analysis of George W. Bush's presidency. Unfortunately, it does so by framing the arguments for a positive review of the Bush Administration in the most superficial and uncritical manner. Did President Bush do some good things? Certainly - money for AIDS in Africa stands out - but they are so far outweighed in both number - and more importantly, in significance - by the horrors he has visited on this country and the world (war, torture, ... More »

This is anything but quality journalism. The author, Hugh Hewitt, is a lesser light in the pantheon of rightwing punditry, and someone who has backed George W. Bush unswervingly - more often than not counter to demonstrable fact - as is the case here. (His contention for instance, that the Valerie Plame affair was nothing but "burlesque" is wholly unsupportable - CIA Director McConnell himself stated that she was a non-official cover agent.)