Congestion pricing in Manhattan is a predictable success

Re:Congestion pricing in Manhattan is a predictable success by PaulHoule on Friday June 20, 2025 @11:53AM (#44328927)

They aren't. But I find something amusing that The Economist (which I subscribe to) is frequently considered left-leaning

https://www.allsides.com/news-source/economist

whereas I see it what the center-right would be if we had a healthy media/political environment.

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Re:Congestion pricing in Manhattan is a predictable success by kristjansson on Friday June 20, 2025 @12:05PM (#44329063)

Impugns the source(s) trying to place them on the left-right axis more than anything.

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Re:Congestion pricing in Manhattan is a predictable success by tekla on Friday June 20, 2025 @12:05PM (#44329073)

They are classical liberal, which is impossible to place in the current US Left-Right spectrum because politics have become even dumber than previously thought possible

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Re:Congestion pricing in Manhattan is a predictable success by PaulHoule on Friday June 20, 2025 @12:24PM (#44329310)

… politics aren’t just dumb in the US. The Economist is politically homeless these days and has little faith in Labor, Tories or Lib Dems.

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Re:Congestion pricing in Manhattan is a predictable success by billfor on Friday June 20, 2025 @04:22PM (#44331711)

Count how many times they use hard-left vs hard-right, or how many times they use hard-right vs any other kind of right.

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