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http://www.forbes.com/sites/harrybinswanger/2013/06/04/dont-be-silly-the-entitlement-state-wont-allow-bitcoin/

Brings up some valid concerns, but ends up in just another circular goldbug argument. If free market is allowed to choose money, it must be gold because it's always been like this. Well, that's wrong because there were money BEFORE gold: cattle, cowrie shells to name just a few. So, at some point gold displaced those earlier money and came to dominate because it was a better fit for monetary function.

Since Bitcoin is better than gold in pretty much any aspect, there is no reason why Bitcoin could not outcompete gold and become a dominant form of money in a free market competition.

http://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-is-sacrificing-its-soul-to-survive-2013-6


UPDATE: Seems like this quote is in error: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=223839.msg2362317#msg2362317

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The author is just repeating himself all over again: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=207458.msg2171996#msg2171996

Pathetic piece, really.

Mostly neutral coverage of the recent events, and good Bitcoin-related videos:

http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/16/technology/bitcoin-mt-gox/

Bitcoin Exchange in U.S. Crosshairs Banked at Wells Fargo:

http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_95/bitcoin-exchange-in-u-s-crosshairs-banked-at-wells-fargo-1059158-1.html?pg=1

All is lost, you cannot fight the all-mighty bureaucrats, run for the hills:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/05/16/it-could-be-the-bureaucrats-that-kill-bitcoin/

Homeland Security’s move against Bitcoin on Mt. Gox could foreshadow closer regulation:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/homeland-securitys-move-against-bitcoin-on-mt-gox-could-foreshadow-closer-regulation/2013/05/15/c4c13f54-bd76-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html