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Soul_of_Wit

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1. I used to consider The New York Times and The Washington Post...

Reply to lostincalifornia (Original post)

Wed Feb 4, 2026, 12:54 PM

Feb 4

...to be newspapers of record. I no longer do. The Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times still hold that distinction. Just avoid the op-ed page of the WSJ.

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