This idea that a newspaper should report on all opinions as equal is beyond ludicrous. The idea that all opinions are equal is incredibly stupid and harmful to

This idea that a newspaper should report on all opinions as equal is beyond ludicrous. The idea that all opinions are equal is incredibly stupid and harmful to society and its members. Not all opinions are equal. Some are worthy of being reported, some are not. Some are well thought out, by educated people, who actually want to arrive at a reasonable opinion, while others are completely illogical nonsense, created out of hate or spite. In this particular case, the NYT can make a compelling case that Cotton's opinion was the latter. It's not unreasonable for them to not want to publish it. It's not censorship either. There are plenty, less reputable newspapers that publish such garbage. For some reason, people think this "two-sideism" is balanced, fair reporting. That couldn't be further from the truth. Presenting flat earth rantings alongside scientific data showing the earth is round is neither balanced nor fair. It's just nonsense. It removes any signal that exists and brings into question the mental capability of the reporter who thought that such things should be presented in an equal light. The same can be said in this and many other cases, especially when dealing with the president's insane ramblings. Newspapers, if they strive to provide news and not just ad revenue, should be making it clear when the opinions provided by the people they interview are batshit crazy bordering on insane. When Cotton suggests bringing in the army or Trump suggests drinking bleach, those suggestions should be published with a heavy dose of skepticism and context clearly marking them as hateful or wrong. It seems Weiss wants to shirk those duties and just provide readers with a bunch of nonsense that masquerades as a thoughful opinion but is nothing but a hate drive call to violence.