AeuiGame t1_jadg2id wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:20 PM

Reply to comment by RailRoad_Candy in Don’t drag Boston backward with rent control - The Boston Globe by boston4923

The NYT has published opinion pieces by the Taliban. Doesn't mean they're on their side.

RailRoad_Candy t1_jadiiky wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:36 PM

So the timing of this article, especially given its author has nothing to do with the timing of this article from yesterday? Gotcha.

AeuiGame t1_jadm7vn wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:59 PM

What. Of course its very directly a response to that. Newspapers are going to publish pieces related to topical events. That's what news is. That's why people buy newspapers. This still doesn't mean the newspaper is endorsing the viewpoint in the opinion piece. That's a fundamental misunderstanding on what an opinion piece is.

deadliftothersup t1_jadtxr3 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:48 PM

Yeah I have a more general issue with opinion pieces often leaning towards platforming the already powerful and self-interested, but being against them being topical is a little silly. If there is a crash on the T or a policy proposal in the works, expect an influx of related content in the editorial page.