Blog Credo

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

H.L. Mencken

Sunday, February 11, 2018

The Grey Lady

Two interesting takes on the NY Times.

The first is a parody on the fact that the Times - in a never ending quest for Both Sides - insists on hiring truly risible hacks for their op-ed page.

The second is a more nuanced take from Martin Longman about where the Times fits into our media ecosystem.  Yes, the Times did a truly horrific job in the run-up to two of the biggest disasters of the 21st century: the Iraq War and the 2016 election.  But it's reporting can still remain top-notch.

But that doesn't mean you shouldn't be reading the Post instead.

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