The March Through the Institutions Brings Civil War at The New York Times
by Albert Mohler:
This week, The New York Times is not only publishing the news, it is the news–standing at the center of a controversy well worth watching. As it turns out, this development serves as a parable about massive worldview changes in the United States with urgent lessons about the culture.
Earlier this week, The New York Times ran an opinion piece by United States Senator Tom Cotton with the headline, “Tom Cotton: Send in the Troops.” Senator Cotton was elected to the United States Senate in 2015 after serving a term in the United States House of Representatives. Born in 1977, Thomas Bryant Cotton went to Harvard University where he earned his baccalaureate degree and then went on to graduate from Harvard Law School.
After graduating from Harvard Law, Tom Cotton decided to enter the military. He could have joined as a military lawyer, but he wanted to serve in the infantry. He eventually became a captain in the 506th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. His military career ran from 2005 – 2009, after which he served in the US Army Reserves. During his time in the armed forces, Tom Cotton was deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, and was a participant in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and he was awarded the Bronze Star medal. Representing the state of Arkansas, Senator Cotton serves strategically on the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services and on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
All this to say, he is in a position to speak about troops and the United States military.
The New York Times is probably the most influential newspaper in the world. On June 3, it ran Senator Cotton’s opinion piece wherein he made a very simple point. Senator Cotton said that the rioting erupting around the nation, “plunged many American cities into anarchy, recalling the widespread violence of the 1960s.”
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