Monday, March 10, 2008
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
Martin Peretz: Why Is the NYT So Naïve? - 'There are two kinds of editorials on grim issues. One type tries to explain to its readers the origins of the conflict, what sustains it and how the predicament might be eased and even solved. Very few editorials are of this explicatory sort. The other form is hortatory. As if governments and terrorists really give a damn what wisdom the editorial board of The New York Times has for them...'
