A lot of people have built the idea of being "right" so deeply into their identity that admitting they are wrong is unthinkable and traumatizing. They weave a n

A lot of people have built the idea of being "right" so deeply into their identity that admitting they are wrong is unthinkable and traumatizing. They weave a narrative about how they were really right in some way. Normally, people have been wrong so many times in their life that they learn to admit it, learn, and move on. Only if you are highly insulated from objective reality can you maintain some idea that being "right" is one of your qualities. Where is such insulation from reality happening? College is the most obvious answer. Rather than being a place to be challenged intellectually, it has become a place to learn the current politically-correct perspectives and have them reinforced constantly. I have no idea why someone at the NYT was not more skeptical of an official from one of the parties involved in the conflict. But once the headline goes out, they are "right" and that will never change.