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Any day now the powers at newspapers The New York Times and Washington Post will have to decide whether they will print the full 35,000, word text of the document sent to them in late June by the terrorist, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is calling the Unabomber. In the letter that accompanied the text, he gave each paper three months to publish his screed, upon which he promises to desist from terrorism, but he warned that if they refused he would start building his next bomb. Naturally the decision has been somewhat complicated for the two papers, since they don't want to seem to give in to terrorist demands and don't particularly like giving such publicity to the Unabomber's decidedly anti-establishmentarian opinions.

This article focuses on the article "Modern Morality," published in June 18, 1997 issue of the journal "The New York Times." June 18 was the day that the world's most important publication, took an advertisement in The New York Times, the paper that prints only the news that will fit its not-dissimilar mindset. The advertisement reprinted a the world's most important publication editorial titled "Modem Morality;' a subject should have thought alien to the core passions of either paper. But then for Americans morality has nothing at all to do with ethics or right action or who is stealing what money-and liberties-from whom.

The article offers insights on the appointment by "New York Times" publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. of Bret Stephens as columnist for the newspaper. Topics covered include the reputation of Stephens for making outright falsehoods to support his baseless claims, the accusation by Stephens against the climate advocacy community and the possible impact of ideological diversity on U.S. conservatism.

The late politician Murray Kempton once noted that although the newspaper "New York Times," likes to pose as being above the battle, this position has never stopped the newspaper, once the battle's fought, from sneaking onto the field and shooting the wounded. The article tells how little interest the people seem to have in the unconstitutional usurpation of a presidential election by a rogue Supreme Court majority. It is also striking how little moved they are by the rights Americans are so rapidly losing in the never-to-be-won war against never-to-be-defined "terrorism." The current confusions of the newspaper are not so much that paper's usual problems with honest reporting but what looks to be a perfect indifference to the welfare of this Republic, as opposed to corporate cheerleading for the new homeland that November 2000, not September 2001, made possible. Meanwhile, U.S. Vice President Richard Cheney, in his "undisclosed" bunker, is no doubt wondering whether or not to postpone the certain-to-be-divisive presidential election of 2004.

In this article, the author expresses his views on the Nazi-friendly administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. Issues and topics discussed by the author include the profile of Nazi sympathizer Tony Hovater published by "New York Times" newspaper, public criticisms received by the newspaper from various social media platforms for their Hovater profile, and how the administration's treatment to Nazi threatens the country's safety and security.

The article presents information on various developments relating to the U.S. politics and government. The State Department has sent White Papers to the newspaper The New York Times announcing plans to exterminate peasants in Latin America and elsewhere. Untroubled by the thought that it may be encouraging murderers, The Times has routinely published these White Papers, and the U.S. government has promptly pressed forward with the promised exterminations. Soon logging trucks will be rumbling through the ancient forests and the worn hillsides of public lands will see more overgrazing. These defeats came in the budget rescission bill, which U.S. President Bill Clinton has pledged to sign.

The article focuses on the popularity of the "New York Times," newspaper in the United States. Few regular readers have the chutzpah to snub the paper entirely for a day, never doubting they will be punished in some mysterious way, yet few can get through it without psychic confusions about what to skip, whether to read at the expense of earning a living, vacuuming the rug, writing a letter to the phone company, etc. The author says that "The Times," is not the most incredible 30-percent buy in New York, but it is at a perilous subjective cost. There is a crisis at the New York Times. If a reader feels that only by brilliant eye-editing he can reach the last page without putting a sixty foot trench in the middle of the day, something is gravely out of whack.

The article discusses the mainstream U.S. media's normalizing what the author considers the extraordinarily poor rhetoric and abnormal behavior of President Donald Trump. The newspaper "The New York Times" editor Dean Baquet's headline, including the author's belief that it did not sufficiently highlight Trump's putative racism, is discussed.

The article focuses on the journalistic fraud committed by Jayson Blair, a reporter for the "New York Times," which launched an internal investigation of the publication and eventually became a major news event in the United States. The author discussed how the newspaper violated its own policy of sending young journalists to apprenticeships at smaller publications where their characters and investigative skills may be honed. The characteristics of sociopaths are discussed.

"New York Times" correspondent E.J. Dionne Jr. took great pains to stress that the average Italian was cheering lustily for the United States president Ronald Reagan and his war on terror, notwithstanding the anti- American fulminations of such regularly conservative papers as "Corriere della Sera." One can readily understand the delight of the Israeli government and its United States supporters at the consequences of the "Achille Lauro hijacking," probably "masterminded" by Mohammed Abbas.

The author of the article discusses U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's election victory and questions which members of the political establishment will try to become closer to Obama's administration. The author discusses the ways that the "Washington Post" newspaper and columnists such as Dana Milbank supported candidate John McCain and criticized Obama. The author states that the "New York Times" election coverage was good except for commentary from conservative William Kristol.

The article discusses the way that the U.S. mainstream media has treated the campaign of U.S. presidential candidate John McCain, focusing on television host Charles Gibson's interview with U.S. vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. The author posits that Gibson attacked Palin with enough arrogance and condescension that viewers felt sorry for the candidate. The article discusses how the "New York Post" and "The New York Times" have handled McCain's campaign promises.

The article offers commentary on the way that the U.S. presidential candidates John Edwards and Barack Obama are being treated by various media sources. Richard Cohen and Michael Dobbs of the "Washington Post" newspaper have described John Edwards and Barack Obama as liars, and William Kristol of the "New York Times" lambasted any leader who opposed the Iraq war or trade agreements such as NAFTA.

The article notes that William Kristol has been hired by "The New York Times" to become a weekly columnist. Kristol's choice is somewhat ironic, given that the newspaper does not share his support for the war in Iraq, and that Kristol once urged the U.S. Justice Department to prosecute the publication for reporting on a secret U.S. program to surveil international banking.

The article focuses on the case of Dr. Wen Ho Lee who was accused of spying against the U.S. government while working in a nuclear weapons lab. And this spy story was driven by the New York Times. However, he was released by the Federal District Court in Albuquerque on September 13. Lee sat in jail for one reason and one reason only: the Administration wanted to prove to its critics that it was tough on Chinese spying, whether or not that spying existed and whether or not it had anything to do with Wen Ho Lee.

The author presents a critique of the work of "New York Times" opinion writer Frank Bruni, arguing that his coverage of political issues is superficial and based on personality. He notes Bruni's history of flattering comments about former U.S. president George W. Bush and his family. He contends that Bruni's 2013 columns in defense of New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg minimize the significance of the increase in income inequality in the city during his tenure.

The article focuses on how Judith Miller, a veteran journalist for the newspaper "New York Times," published a front-page story on April 21, 2003 that had direct impact on the decisions involved in the American invasion of Iraq. Miller suggested that the weapons of mass destruction (WMD) claimed by the U.S. Administration to be in the possession of Iraq had been recently destroyed or existed only as precursors with dual, civilian uses. Other unsupported claims alleging that Iraq had provided WMD aid to Syria and Islamic group Al Qaeda were also published in that article. Miller's source was said to be an Iraqi scientist who had informed the U.S. military of the same claims.

The article discusses media coverage of the role of money in U.S. politics. According to the author, most political reporting ignores the reality that American democracy has been corrupted by the influence of wealth. Details on coverage by "New York Times" newspaper reporters Neil Irwin and Peter Baker on taxes paid by the wealthy such as the estate tax are also presented.

In this article the author discusses a report in the April 6, 2010 "New York Times" about a program approved by U.S. President Barack Obama which allows for the targeted killing of an American suspected terrorist, Anwar al-Awlaki. The author observes that the extrajudicial powers claimed by Obama have resulted in next to no outcry from the public despite the implications of such a broad claim of executive authority.

The author comments on an article in the "New York Times" describing economic populism as the new flavor in politics. The author suggests that the political climate, though ripe for change, is not something that belongs to the people anymore. He argues that what is missing are the big ideas for fundamental change that will confront all of the manifestations of the U.S. decline.

The article discusses the "New York Times" and their publication of a story revealing a secret United States government financial tracking program. Republicans are demanding prosecution due to claims of a violation of the Espionage Act, but the newspaper insists that freedom of the press and freedom of speech prevents prosecution.

Criticizes "New York Times" reporter Judith Miller for her work at the United Nations (UN). Role of Miller in hyping former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction; Statement that Miller is reporting on the UN's alleged mismanagement of the Iraqi Oil for Food program; Investigation into the scandal by former Federal Reserve chair Paul Volcker; Attempts of Miller to connect the UN scandal to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan; Lack of objectivity in Miller's reporting.

A correction to the article "Wrong on Gun Rights" in the October 12, 2015 issue, a biography of newspaper editor Dorothy Samuels, is presented, noting her time served on the editorial board of the newspaper "New York Times."

This article discusses Shirley Christian's contributions to the mainstream journalism in the United States. Christian was recruited to "The New York Times" in the final phase of A.M. Rosenthal's tenure as executive editor. One of Christian's most effective coups as a right-wing propagandist was an article in the "Washington Journalism Review" for March 1982 which charged that U.S. reporters had been soft on the insurgent Sandinistas before their triumph, failing to disclose the rebels' true nature as cold- blooded Marxist-Leninists.

In this article the author discusses investigative journalism in the United States and the role played by newspapers in maintaining oversight of public institutions and government. The author illustrates this contention by providing details of an examination conducted by "The New York Times" into connections between the Harvard Medical School and pharmaceutical companies.

Presents that author's views on the concept of a "liberal media" in the United States, focusing particularly on "The New York Times." Review of an article published in the newspaper on August 17, 2005, focusing on former Reagan Administration Attorney General Edwin Meese; Author's view that the article illustrates how much of the media, including "The New York Times," bend over backward to coddle conservatives; Analysis of the article; Suggestion that the newspaper is too easy on Republicans and conservatives and misleads readers.