RIGHT-CENTER BIAS
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- Overall, we rate Marginal Revolution Right-Center Biased based on editorial positions that favor free-market economics. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: RIGHT-CENTER
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: USA
Press Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 2003, Marginal Revolution is an economic blog founded by Tyler Cowan and Alex Tabarrok. According to their about page, Tyler Cowan is “Holbert L. Harris Professor of Economics at George Mason University and also Director of the Mercatus Center.” Cowen also writes the “Economic Scene” column for The New York Times and, since July 2016, has been a regular opinion columnist at Bloomberg Opinion.
Alex Tabarrok is “Bartley J. Madden Chair in Economics at the Mercatus Center and a professor of economics at George Mason University.” Tabarrok is director of research for the Oakland, California-based think tank, the Independent Institute.
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Funded by / Ownership
Cowan and Tabarrok own marginal Revolution. Revenue is generated by selling a book they co-wrote called Modern Principles of Economics.
Analysis / Bias
In review, Marginal Revolution is a Libertarian-leaning economic blog by Cowan and Tabarrok. The blog’s name is based on Marginal Theory, which explains “choice with the hypothesis that people decide whether to effect any given change based on the marginal utility of that change, with rival alternatives being chosen based upon which has the greatest marginal utility.”
The blog features original writing from Cowan and Tabarrok and a daily list of links to general interest news stories and facts curated by Tyler Cowan. Some of the sources they link to include PNAS, Economist, Buzzfeed, and the Atlantic.
Original content generally consists of stories and information about economics. The authors also frequently write about Libertarianism such as this: What libertarianism has become and will become — State Capacity Libertarianism. This article is properly sourced. Other articles are snippets and summaries from outside sources, such as this from Courthouse News: Taliban markets in everything.
Editorially, Marginal Revolution favors free-market economics; however, they depart from strongly right-leaning Libertarians who recognize the state must play a role in some regulation. Further, unlike many free-market Libertarians, they support the scientific consensus on human-influenced climate change.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate Marginal Revolution Right-Center Biased based on editorial positions that favor free-market economics. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 1/1/2020) Updated (08/16/2022)
Source: https://marginalrevolution.com/
Last Updated on June 2, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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