You
shouldn't unsubscribe from our
paper just because we
hired that man who
says birds are the devil
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The New York Times recently came under fire for publishing (and sending a push **tification about) an op-ed from a new columnist giving credence to climate change deniers. Something similar happened to us and we would like to take the time to address it below.
As the editor of this paper, I would like to make a statement regarding readers' responses to the work of our recently
hired op-ed columnist, Brick Stephens.
Mr. Stephens' opinion piece entitled, "Birds are the Devil" has received a swell of negative letters
from longtime subscribers. Many have cancelled their subscriptions, and more still have called for the firing of the columnist in question.
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