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Minneapolis writer
Adam Platt says more than any other nongovernmental entity, the Times protects America's freedom. "It sets the table for our national discussion, puts second thoughts in the minds of public sector liars and abusers of power, and empowers the rest of the American media," he writes. "Don't just read the Times online for free, skim its columnists in these pages, or merely discuss it at your pool party. Pay for it. Safeguard its future and our freedom." || Stats.org also
praises the Times;
Jonah Goldberg does not.
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David Ignatius: "I agree with New York Times executive editor
Bill Keller that the public did benefit from the Times' disclosures about NSA and Treasury surveillance, though it's impossible to know at what cost."
(Washington Post)
