2 weeks of shallow, facile moral equivalency in the NY Times

When Adolph S. Ochs purchased the New York Times in 1896 he pledged “intelligent discussion from all shades of opinion.” He bolstered his commitment with a new motto for the newspaper, promising: “All the News That’s Fit to Print.” But Ochs was also determined that the Times would never appear to be a “Jewish newspaper.” His pledges have competed for ascendancy ever since.

Read more at the NY Observer.