ViewpointsOpinionNew York Times Charges Democracy Threatened, Fails to Look in the MirrorSavePrintThe New York Times building is seen in the Manhattan borough of New York on Aug. 3, 2020. Shannon Stapleton/ReutersRoger Kimball1/3/2022|Updated: 1/9/2022CommentaryThe lot of a columnist is not an enviable one.Share this articleLeave a commentRoger KimballAuthorRoger Kimball is the editor and publisher of The New Criterion and publisher of Encounter Books. His most recent book is “Where Next? Western Civilization at the Crossroads.”Author’s Selected ArticlesStillbirth of a Meme, With a Brief Cadenza on ‘Lawfare’Jun 03, 2024Annals of the Art World: Everything Old Is New AgainMay 30, 2024Is Utilitarianism Useful?May 20, 2024A Healing Zephyr of a BookMay 15, 2024Related TopicsNew York Timesdemocracy