 |
|
  Bloomberg Versus Crovitz For 180-degree opposite views of the Google-China conflict, check out Gordon Crovitz's column in the Wall Street Journal this morning and a Bloomberg News piece masquerading as a news article. Mr. Crovitz portrays Google as the winner, in a "surprising victory":
Crovitz Versus Wikileaks Gordon Crovitz sides with Charles Krauthammer and David Brooks against the New York Sun and Lee Smith in the divide within the pro-freedom camp over Wikileaks. I know and like Mr. Crovitz, but I don't find his criticisms of Wikileaks here particularly persuasive. He writes, "The irony is that WikiLeaks' use of technology to post confidential U.S. government documents will certainly result in a less free flow of information. .... This batch includes 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables, the kind of confidential assessments diplomats have written since the era of wax seals. These include Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah urging the U.S. to end Iran's nuclear ambitions—to 'cut the head off the snake.' This alignment with the Israeli-U.S. position is not for public consumption in the Arab world, which is why leaks will curtail honest discussions." Wkileaks and Zimbabwe Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Gordon Crovitz takes up an anti-Wikileaks argument earlier proffered by Jamie Kirchick. Mr. Crovitz writes:
Crovitz on Ad Privacy Gordon Crovitz is almost certainly right that we don't need more laws or government regulations on Internet privacy, especially related to advertising, but his column today arguing that point is humorous (I think unintentionally so, but Mr. Crovitz is so smart and has such a good sense of humor that you never know) on two fronts. Start with the question in the column: "If most Americans are happy to have Facebook accounts, knowingly trading personal information for other benefits, why is Washington so focused on new privacy laws?" Gee, there is a real stumper. Might it possibly have anything to do with the fact that the largest-circulation newspaper in the country — the same one in which Mr. Crovitz's column appears — has been running a 15-part series campaigning on the topic? Then comes this: Crovitz on Wikileaks and the NY Times In the Wall Street Journal, Gordon Crovitz tries to explain why Wikileaks is different from the New York Times:
Right, it's not like the New York Times has any political motivation. Not like the paper, say, publishes editorials expressing strong opinions on political matters. Or like the reporters or editors there have any opinions. The Best Piece Yet on Occupy Wall Street What a wonderful Wall Street Journal editorial page to start off the week! Gordon Crovitz, who lives a block away from the Occupy Wall Street protest, has written THE best piece yet anywhere about it. He quotes a letter from the owner of the property being occupied: "Complaints range from outrage over numerous laws being broken including but not limited to lewdness, groping, drinking and drug use to the lack of safe access to and usage of the park, to the ongoing noise at all hours, to unsanitary conditions and to offensive odors." Amity Shlaes has a fine column about how some developments in the late 1970s helped set the stage for the boom of the 1980s and thereafter. Her point about "the Steiger Amendment, which halved the capital gains rate, to an effective 25%," is particularly well taken. Current TV Al Jazeera Gordon Crovitz has a really wonderful Wall Street Journal article about Al Jazeera, the television network to which Al Gore chose to sell Current TV. The sale provides Mr. Gore with a reported $100 million (his partners got another $400 million), and it provides Al Jazeera with something it had long sought, which is access to American cable viewers. My favorite paragraph of Mr. Crovitz's article is this one: Current TV Al Jazeera Gordon Crovitz has a really wonderful Wall Street Journal article about Al Jazeera, the television network to which Al Gore chose to sell Current TV. The sale provides Mr. Gore with a reported $100 million (his partners got another $400 million), and it provides Al Jazeera with something it had long sought, which is access to American cable viewers. My favorite paragraph of Mr. Crovitz's article is this one: The Best Piece Yet on Occupy Wall Street What a wonderful Wall Street Journal editorial page to start off the week! Gordon Crovitz, who lives a block away from the Occupy Wall Street protest, has written THE best piece yet anywhere about it. He quotes a letter from the owner of the property being occupied: "Complaints range from outrage over numerous laws being broken including but not limited to lewdness, groping, drinking and drug use to the lack of safe access to and usage of the park, to the ongoing noise at all hours, to unsanitary conditions and to offensive odors." Amity Shlaes has a fine column about how some developments in the late 1970s helped set the stage for the boom of the 1980s and thereafter. Her point about "the Steiger Amendment, which halved the capital gains rate, to an effective 25%," is particularly well taken. Bloomberg Versus Crovitz For 180-degree opposite views of the Google-China conflict, check out Gordon Crovitz's column in the Wall Street Journal this morning and a Bloomberg News piece masquerading as a news article. Mr. Crovitz portrays Google as the winner, in a "surprising victory":
Crovitz Versus Wikileaks Gordon Crovitz sides with Charles Krauthammer and David Brooks against the New York Sun and Lee Smith in the divide within the pro-freedom camp over Wikileaks. I know and like Mr. Crovitz, but I don't find his criticisms of Wikileaks here particularly persuasive. He writes, "The irony is that WikiLeaks' use of technology to post confidential U.S. government documents will certainly result in a less free flow of information. .... This batch includes 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables, the kind of confidential assessments diplomats have written since the era of wax seals. These include Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah urging the U.S. to end Iran's nuclear ambitions—to 'cut the head off the snake.' This alignment with the Israeli-U.S. position is not for public consumption in the Arab world, which is why leaks will curtail honest discussions." Wkileaks and Zimbabwe Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Gordon Crovitz takes up an anti-Wikileaks argument earlier proffered by Jamie Kirchick. Mr. Crovitz writes:
Crovitz on Ad Privacy Gordon Crovitz is almost certainly right that we don't need more laws or government regulations on Internet privacy, especially related to advertising, but his column today arguing that point is humorous (I think unintentionally so, but Mr. Crovitz is so smart and has such a good sense of humor that you never know) on two fronts. Start with the question in the column: "If most Americans are happy to have Facebook accounts, knowingly trading personal information for other benefits, why is Washington so focused on new privacy laws?" Gee, there is a real stumper. Might it possibly have anything to do with the fact that the largest-circulation newspaper in the country — the same one in which Mr. Crovitz's column appears — has been running a 15-part series campaigning on the topic? Then comes this: Crovitz on Wikileaks and the NY Times In the Wall Street Journal, Gordon Crovitz tries to explain why Wikileaks is different from the New York Times:
Right, it's not like the New York Times has any political motivation. Not like the paper, say, publishes editorials expressing strong opinions on political matters. Or like the reporters or editors there have any opinions.
First time here? Register Free as a New User. Write a Review of work by this JournalistTo post your review, please sign in. First time here? Register Free as a New User. Post a prediction made by this JournalistTo post a prediction, please sign in. First time here? Register Free as a New User. |
Gordon CrovitzAge:
Facebook Page:
Phone Number:
Email Address:
Country:
Frequent Topics of Writing:
Media Outlets:
Work History:
Websites/Blogs:
Books by Gordon Crovitz:
The Fettered Presidency: Legal Constraints on the Executive Branch (AEI Studies)
By: L. Gordon Crovitz
Educational History:
Voter registration/Party affiliation:
Charities:
Professional Network/Frequent Sources:
Personal Network/Friends and Allies:
|
To Add an Article Link, please 
Newest Profiles
Latest Updates
Sign In
© 2024 FutureOfCapitalism, LLC.
Home | About | Browse Journalists | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy
