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Originally Posted by New Era
Reason was behind the now defunct newenvironmentalism.org, which was site that relied on pseudo-science to counter climate change and climate science. Reason is and has been a front for the Koch Foundations and promoting a pro-market, pro-fossil fuel agenda.
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I didn't spend any time on that website, so I have no comment.
I understand the Reason foundation owns the magazine and is basically the Koch brothers foundation.
But I am interested to see examples of where the publication itself has been so manipulative. I read Reason.com from time to time and they seem to be one the least partisan (as in Democrat vs. Republican) publications out there. They are ideological in terms of being small-l libertarian/ small government types, but that isn't the same as examples of misinformation, manipulation, etc.
They are certainly pro-market, although they don't seem to be explicitly pro-fossil fuel (very regularly anyway).
As far as publications go, they don't seem to promote a private agenda any more than say The Washington Post with Bezos or the NYT with Sulzberger. If you have sufficient critical thinking skills, you can gauge the merit of an argument or piece without needing to refer to the name at the top of the paper or on the cover of the magazine.
If you could indulge me on another example which does not involve a defunct website that is for sale.