In response to the New York Times’ decision to start charging $50 a year to access its op-ed pages online in September, Slate’s Timothy Noah is asking readers to take $25 and allocate a dollar amount to each of the current op-ed columnists (the other $25 covers the access fee to the paper’s archives). Here's my list:
Thomas L. Friedman: $20
David Brooks: $8
John Tierney: $4
Paul Krugman: $1
Nicholas D. Kristof: $1
Bob Herbert: $1
Frank Rich: $0
Maureen Dowd: $-10
Interesting how you think the three most conservative writers on the page are worth the most money.
Posted by: Karol at May 18, 2005 01:59 AMAm I missing something, or does your dollar allocation add up to $35? If you knock Friedman down to $15, you meet the stated criteria, and I agree with your allocation 100%--whatever that is worth.
Posted by: DBrooks at May 18, 2005 10:07 AMit adds up to 35, then minus 10 for MoDo = 25.
Posted by: LilB at May 18, 2005 01:26 PMI missed the -$10 for MoDo--I tend to ignore her at all costs. So, I WAS missing something, as usual. I find your assessment even more accurate now.
Posted by: DBrooks at May 18, 2005 11:17 PM