In order to hold schools accountable for improving the performance of all students, these results must also be reported to the public disaggregated by race, gender, English language proficiency, disability and socio-economic status. Such a critic might be upset that Mr. Bush is sending signals that he is willing to give up on school vouchers. Such a critic might also be disappointed that Mr. Bush has not yet moved the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. The second example of the Times' reliance on a narrowly selected group of experts comes in another front-page story, about missile defense and China. Today's New York Times Book Review carries a review of a novel about Israel and Palestine under the British mandate.
All writers deserve prizes, if only for trying.
To get a sense of how silly this statement is, imagine if the Times applied it to something it actually cared about. All journalists deserve prizes, if only for trying. This world-view leads directly to another judgment in the same review. The Times could have identified Mr. Lauder as a businessman in his own right, as a former candidate for mayor of New York, as a leader of the Museum of Modern Art, as the chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. Again, a useful test is whether the Times would treat itself this way.