tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post4603409221790943356..comments2024-03-28T22:28:33.411-04:00Comments on Doug Ross @ Journal: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE NEW YORK TIMES: Hey, About Your Epic Failure in the Presidential Election...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-69388031751598314802016-11-18T20:47:52.882-05:002016-11-18T20:47:52.882-05:00About twenty years ago I concluded that The New Yo...About twenty years ago I concluded that The New York Times was out of touch; that its reporting was often pointless, vacuous, or slanted; and that its philosophy was out of date and still focused on the moribund New Deal model the support of which may have been its guiding light, Adolph Ochs's, last strategic call.<br /><br />I have been surprised, since the advent of blogging about 10 or 15 years ago, that so many bloggers continue to take the Times seriously, to care about its opinions, and to respond to its bottomless stupidity. This habit extends to journalists whom I respect, such as the New York Sun's Seth Lipsky.<br /><br />I disagree with you about immigration because I believe that markets will solve any imbalances and the welfare programs that have been extended to the immigrants should be abolished in the first place. Barring that, I have no problem making eligibility for government benefits contingent on citizenship.<br /><br />In general, I oppose regulation and authoritarianism of both left and right; moreover, I do not consider the Times to be liberal on any subject. It is social democratic. John Locke was a liberal. The New York Times is authoritarian, hence anti-liberal. I am a liberal because I oppose authoritarian control, especially regulation of the economy.<br /><br />That said, I congratulate you on your insight, and I suggest that you look elsewhere for news. You do not write editorials condemning the teachers' union for supporting subsidies to teachers, so I don't get why you bother to write editorials complaining that pigs are pigs. Mitchell Langberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722335216553899790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-33951454473983614352016-11-18T20:44:56.079-05:002016-11-18T20:44:56.079-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mitchell Langberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722335216553899790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-53841759718031383832016-11-18T20:40:39.147-05:002016-11-18T20:40:39.147-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-602807625182518292016-11-18T19:31:17.643-05:002016-11-18T19:31:17.643-05:00No, he is a immigration attorney that is upset ove...No, he is a immigration attorney that is upset over the immigration laws being broken.Cowboyup4https://www.blogger.com/profile/01699952066229829063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-77196495436096614672016-11-18T12:39:09.793-05:002016-11-18T12:39:09.793-05:00Mneh. He voted for Hillary, so he has no credibili...Mneh. He voted for Hillary, so he has no credibility whatsoever. And he's a self-proclaimed "immigration reporter," which is newspeak for "I hate the United States of America and want to see it destroyed". He's kvetching because his ideology was rejected by most Americans and he's trying to salvage his fragile, facile, and retarded ego.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com