A few reasons. I assume that there are a decent number of readers who might be willing to pay for the content and/or are already subscribers. I attribute to pro

A few reasons. I assume that there are a decent number of readers who might be willing to pay for the content and/or are already subscribers. I attribute to prospective readers agency to decide for themselves whether it is worth paying to read an article. I also assume that if the link includes nytimes.com they will understand the situation without being unduly inconvenienced.