Michael Bass
@michaelbass.bsky.social
Former AP reporter and editor, current journalism professor. Long-suffering Mets and Jets fan. Wahoo for life (but no fan of the current administration).
"Legal norms" is what most people would call "the law," and disregarding them is what most people would call "breaking the law." The fact that the Times resorts to these euphemisms even in this context is proof that they are not the neutral observers they like to think they are.
December 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"Legal norms" is what most people would call "the law," and disregarding them is what most people would call "breaking the law." The fact that the Times resorts to these euphemisms even in this context is proof that they are not the neutral observers they like to think they are.