They've tried it before. "Times Select" was a paid feature for access to its opinion columnists (regular news was free), but it lasted just two years: http://p

They've tried it before. "Times Select" was a paid feature for access to its opinion columnists (regular news was free), but it lasted just two years: http://paidcontent.org/article/419-new-york-times-to-close-timesselect-effective-wednesday/ http://paidcontent.org/article/419-new-york-times-to-close-t...