What in the World is Wrong with the Times?

December 2, 2005 – 1:30 pm
World magazine notices the same New York Times article I pointed out earlier, and Joel Belz also wonders what the author had in mind: The problem is that Mr. Vinciguerra is artfully ambiguous and doesn’t quite come clean with his readers. At first blush, any of three radically different possibilities might be in play: 1. Mr. Vinciguerra [...]
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Here’s the Problem with the Times

November 26, 2005 – 11:52 pm
In tomorrow’s New York Times, there’s an exposé of sorts of the dangerous high school curricula published by Bob Jones University, my alma mater. The occasion is a lawsuit against the University of California that’s been meandering into the national news over the last few weeks. The plaintiffs accuse the UC admissions officials [...]
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Mediocre Miers

October 13, 2005 – 6:24 pm
A friend emailed me a copy of David Brooks’ column today, in which he spotlights some of Harriet Miers inane prose (I would read the column myself, but the New York Times won’t let me): Of all the words written about Harriet Miers, none are more disturbing than the ones she wrote herself. In the early [...]
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New York Times Restricts Access to Columnists

September 16, 2005 – 3:11 pm
The marquee columnists for The New York Times’ Op-Ed page - including Thomas L. Friedman, Maureen Dowd and Frank Rich - generate lots of interest and discussion online. Now, the paper is hoping they’ll also generate something else: cash. Beginning Monday, the Times will begin charging $49.95 a year to people who don’t get the paper [...]
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