You've misunderstood me. I agree with you: It's not unreasonable for him to want to run the New Republic as a self-sustaining business. And he owes no one an ex

You've misunderstood me. I agree with you: It's not unreasonable for him to want to run the New Republic as a self-sustaining business. And he owes no one an explanation -- especially if he's fine with changing how people view the New Republic as a brand. (Meaning, if he doesn't care about alienating his existing readers in favor of a new readership, whatever that might be.) But we're in a world where quality journalism is evaporating, I think it's fair for people to want more of an explanation than this. Especially since, as someone who possesses extreme wealth, he's not under the same financial pressures as another owner might be. Many people care about the New Republic. We want to know why things we care about appear to be breaking.