Frank Rich is a little late to the party with his views on the Newsweek mess but I think his comments are spot-on.
That's a New York Times link which, like most of the ones I post here, I've encoded in a way that enables you to read it without having to register. I don't know why people balk at registering for a free site but some do, so we gladly provide this service.
As some of you may have heard, the Times has announced that later this year, they'll begin charging $50 a year for access to certain sections of their website, including the editorial page. I'm not sure how this will go, especially considering that many newspapers have tried things like this and wound up going back to free. The Los Angeles Times just gave up charging for its entertainment section, f'rinstance. What I'm waiting to see is how thorough this will be. Many of the New York Times opinion columns are syndicated elsewhere and so may still be available on the 'net via other pages. Even if they aren't, I have a feeling they'll be bootlegged in enough venues that no one who wants to read Paul Krugman or David Brooks will have to look far to get them for free. Some of you will probably take that as bad news.