Deceptive Journalism

[From article]
Yet there is remarkably little concern on the political left as to the actual consequences of the laws and policies they advocate. Once they have taken a stance on the side of the angels against the forces of evil, that is the end of the story, as far as they are concerned.
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Editorial demagoguery against "predatory" lending might well be called predatory journalism -- taking advantage of other people's ignorance of economics to score ideological points, and promote still more expansion of government powers that limit the options of poor people especially, who have few options already.

http://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2014/10/21/predatory-journalism-n1907589

Predatory Journalism
Thomas Sowell
Oct 21, 2014