A Sign of The Times: The Anonymous Resister
I stopped reading The New York Times 20 years ago because I thought it was too radical (“WH snake no ‘unsung hero,’ ” Michael Goodwin, Sept. 7).
Now they’re outrageously and despicably radical, printing an op-ed by an anonymous person who says he or she is an official in the Trump administration and brags that he or she and others are working against President Trump.
Obviously, that person and The Times are part of the so-called “resistance,” and the progressive coup to get Trump out of office. It’s alarming how journalism has sunk so low. Imelda De Martin Red Bank, NJ
To publish an article without identifying its author it is to sink to the bowels of journalism. Ron Zajicek Cortlandt Manor
Trump has called The Times’ op-ed about him “treason.” He ought to read the Constitution’s Article III, Section 3 to learn that its definition of treason “shall consist only in levying war against the United States, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort.”
The problem is that the Constitution requires a higher reading level, and Defense Secretary James Mattis believes that Trump’s level of understanding is not above fifth or sixth grade, according to Bob Woodward.
Perhaps Ivanka could read the article to Trump, and Jared Kushner could explain it. Richard Siegelman Plainview
Anonymous articles are antithetical to a free and open society. No matter how well intentioned, it is better to have full disclosure. If a person feels that strongly, he needs to stand up. If he’s right, others will stand with him.
The very idea of the author remaining secret creates an unhealthy environment in our government. People need to display the courage of their convictions. Phil Serpico Queens
Has anyone entertained the possibility that this anonymous White House source is really a person or persons from the Times’ editorial department, and they’re just saying someone in the Trump administration is the author? I wouldn’t put it past them. Lloyd Simonsen Ronkonkoma
Keeping a source private has been a tactic of journalists to get the word out since the United States began.
As John McCain said, we need a “free and many times adversarial press.” Michael Costagliola Monroe Township, NJ